{"id":2912,"date":"2011-06-08T23:58:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T21:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2012-09-30T23:20:32","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T21:20:32","slug":"we-are-beautiful-losers-at-a-word-of-art-woodstock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/we-are-beautiful-losers-at-a-word-of-art-woodstock\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Beautiful Losers at A Word of Art, Woodstock"},"content":{"rendered":"
Friday 03 June 2011<\/div>\n

I was at school with the guys in Beatenberg, so it’s pretty criminal that I hadn’t gone to see them play before last Friday. They were main reason I went to We Are Beautiful Losers, but the fact that Bateleur and Jeremy Loops were also playing was a really nice bonus.<\/p>\n

\"Beatenberg\"<\/a> \"Bateleur\"<\/a> \"Jeremy<\/a><\/p>\n

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I arrived early to watch the screening of the documentary Beautiful Losers<\/em>. While I’m not a fan of the art movement in the film, I found some parts pretty interesting – mainly the interviews with Mike Mills. He’s done some great music videos and he came across as a really nice guy (some of the other artists just seem like nutters and their ‘art’ made me frustrated).<\/p>\n

Going outside after the film was a mistake. In total, I think around 1000 people showed up; it felt like drowning in a see of ants. There were art events going on somewhere out there but I missed them and waited for the bands back inside the ‘movie’ room where it was relatively quiet.<\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/a> \"crowd\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For a while before they were ‘Beatenberg’ they were called ‘NICE’, a name that, while quite silly, described their sound pretty well. Gentle pop songs with interesting and unexpected moments and a lot of sincerity; I enjoyed listening to them. It’s not really my kind of music, but I’ve had a few songs on repeat since seeing them.<\/p>\n

I’ve always liked Matt’s voice and the fact that he’s an anti-frontman-frontman makes a nice change from the guys who start bands as an excuse to be stared at on a stage. It’s hard not find Beatenberg endearing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t