Event

Death From Above 1979

7:00 p.m. November 8

Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX
214-824-9933

Price: $34.50-36.50

Death From Above 1979

Matt Wood

Ten years is a hell of a long time to go silent. After just two years touring on 2004's You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, Death From Above 1979 split and the album eventually became a posthumous classic, heralded as an utterly unique and heavy experience that was gone far too soon. The breakup likely added to the mystique, but either way this was a band with a following that knew exactly what it expected from DFA. Which makes a comeback album all the more dangerous. 2014's The Physical World holds plenty of moments that feel pulled straight from their first album, but many more moments that feel alien to anyone who has a shrine to You're a Woman constructed in their closet. But all the long-time fans muttering the words "sellout" and "mainstream" under their breath should still be excited at the chance to see DFA live, as they were meant to be experienced. A band this heavy shouldn't be heard on recordings alone. No, DFW is best heard while getting your feet stomped on and wondering if the blood on your hands is yours or someone else's.

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