The Flints open for Justice at Radius

 

Photos by Linnea Cheng

 

Some music is better live. Then there’s The Flints.

Twins George and Henry Flint make up the Mancheter psych-pop duo that is The Flints. The brothers brought an electrifying energy to Chicago on October 23rd, the first of two sold out shows as an opener for the French electronic duo Justice. Chicago was the tour’s last stop in the U.S. for the rest of the year - and I was as so lucky to see the twins live.

 
 

Their set seamlessly blended every song into the next, holding the audience captive in their heart-pounding soundscape. Having had their latest EP, Midnight Sunrise, on repeat in anticipation of the show, there were a few songs I was especially looking forward to.

What I wasn’t expecting was for The Flint’s music to take on a whole other power, completely enveloping the crowd in an immersive sound that lent itself more to electronica than the neo-pop you can find on Spotify. The combination of the brothers’ live guitars and vocals with their emotive lyrics and gripping synth was thrilling.

 
 

The Flints had me transfixed by songs that I thought I knew as the duo reimagined their music in a way that can only be felt live. A couple of my favorite songs, “Different Directions” and “Finally Forever,” took on a whole new dynamic, spinning their discography on its head and cohesively taking their music to a greater dimension.

Seeing The Flints live was an unexpected experience, which was paired exceptionally with the headliner. Justice’s performance was a nonstop indulgence in the dance duo’s iconic mixing of sound. Their show was hypnotizing, filling up the venue on a scale that was almost overawing, with its ribcage-rumbling reverb seemingly making all of Radius buzz.

The matching of The Flints and Justice made for an exhilarating, ear-deafening night, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way.

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