Dalager's alto chugs along the low end, Abbott's harmonies soar over the top, and dueling Telecasters burst and bloom to fill the space between. In this performance of "But I Do," stripped of its usual drums, synthesizers and programmed tracks, the band still aims for a saturated sound. Austin Graffiti Park is a colorful blast Occupying the remains of an old building foundation, the 3 story graffiti art park is the largest in the nation, and brings tourist, renowned artist and local taggers together to make their mark and appreciate an ever-changing canvas. Now, Now's three members - Dalager, guitarist Jess Abbott and drummer Bradley Hale - are small in stature, but they think in widescreen. Graffiti Park at Castle Hills (HOPE Outdoor Gallery), Austin. That may be why, perched on a concrete slab high above downtown Austin, the band seemed right at home. Intense as the songs on Threads are, they're also meditative: terse, frank internal monologues which show that Dalager's lovesick narrator is at least being honest with herself. Frontwoman Cacie Dalager sings from the fraught space between breaking up and letting go, zooming in on moments where she could cut the problem off at its source, but instead ends up grabbing desperately at its stray ends.
Now, Now's newest album, Threads, begins with an ominous dare: "Find a thread to pull, and we can watch it unravel." It's a spot-on metaphor for the on-again, off-again relationship that provides the record's running narrative. When the members of Now, Now met us there, they were good enough sports to haul their guitars and amplifiers all the way to the top.
The "Graffiti Park" in Austin, Texas, is stunning from any angle: Essentially a giant public canvas, the staggered façade on Baylor Street is constantly refreshed with new eye-popping murals by aerosol artists.
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