Algiers plays the Drunken Unicorn March 28
The soul-infused post-punk outfit returns home, playing songs from ‘The Underside of Power’
Speaking out against a long list of universal, social injustice lies at the heart of Algiers’ creative drive. Every song weaved into the group’s 2017 LP The Underside Of Power (Matador) is rife with messages of admonishing inequity and oppression, steeped in the group’s soul-infused industrial pop stylings. Named after a city with a rich anti-colonialist history, singer and guitarist Franklin James Fisher, bass player Ryan Mahan, guitarist Lee Tesche, and drummer Matt Tong have crafted a singular blend of dystopian soul since the arrival of 2015’s self-titled debut.
Still riding a wave of success following the group’s second album, and a string of European tour dates with Depeche Mode, Algiers returns home to preach their brand of gospel-infused industrial pop. Fellow hometown journeymen Omni are back in the neighborhood after a recent trek to SXSW and back, supporting the group’s latest album, Multi-task (Trouble In Mind). Lately, singer and bass player Philip Frobos and guitarist Frankie Broyles have been joined by Chris Yonker (Hello Ocho, Karaoke) on drums. This is their first hometown show in this current configuration. Lee Bains III & Glory Fires, who recently released Youth Detention (Nail my Feet Down to the Southside of Town), and the Cleveland-based Mourning a Blkstar also perform.