we didnt know the words. yet we still dancepartied.

went to see Friendly Fires last night at a 100 room venue.

British. more energetic than most acts I've seen this year.

RADICAL.

i went mainly on a suggestion of a coworker. i listened to a few songs, liked it, but didn't 'study up' before their show, as suz likes to do. my friends were in the same boat as i.

we didn't stop dancing the entire show from behind the DJ's spin tables.

they were so infectious, so loving being up there and singing. the lead singer was dancing as hard as we were. even during their 'ballad' (which wasn't a slow song to most bands), he did his awkward ballad dance. it was lovely.

it was great to not know their names, not know their ages, or their favorite colors, or even the names of most of the songs. we went in cold turkey, had a feeling that we would thoroughly enjoy them and came out loving them. just music. simply and completely, just the music.

michelle's hair was hipster straight when we walked in. it was wavy when we walked out. thats how much energy and body heat and sweat was in that room.

it was stellar.