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Menomena
September 20th at the Independent
Menomena's three men stand beside one another at the front of the Independent's stage, no one individual sticking out as the frontman. This democratic arrangement makes sense considering their computer-aided songwriting process and their respective musical abilities: All of them can sing (and do so very, very well), and if you were to swap out any one of their members, it surely wouldn't add up to the precise, ornate pop songs they performed as headliners at this "Treasure Island Night Show." They made clear that they were grateful for the slot: "Thanks to the Treasure Island Festival for opening for us today," they chuckled, being sure to point out that bass player Justin Harris "has a treasure island of his own in his pants!" Such shenanigans certainly didn't impede their performance. They opened with "Strongest Man in the World" from their first full-length, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, for which keyboardist/guitarist Brent Knopf and drummer Danny Seim traded off on vocals after the icy pulse of the introductory keyboard loop. None of their songs resemble traditional pop songwriting structure—sure, there are refrains and hooks, but the songs are more like suites carefully cobbled together from parts that, though perhaps initially unrelated, glide elegantly into one another.
Although they began with an older song, the set primaril
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