While Bruno Coviello played the synthesizer in a rather relaxed manner, Shannon Funchess pummeled the drum machine like it was a matter of life and death and made the microphone literally glow with a voice even more powerful than the one on the album. Watching her perform onstage was like a post-apocalyptic female Mad Max come to life. The dictionary should show her face under the definition for “stage presence”.

My personal favorites were “IPC” and the encore “Angel Tongue”, which was the perfect end to a 50 minute high-energy show. Even more amazing considering, as Shannon told the audience, they had just flown in from Australia to Hamburg and went straight to the venue.

Check out their upcoming gigs below and do yourself a favour and grab some tickets.

07 June 2012 at Berghain/Panorama Bar Berlin, Germany

08 June 2012 at Zoom Frankfurt, Germany

09 June 2012 at Atomic Café Munich, Germany

12 June 2012 at Spazio Concept Milan, Italy

18 June 2012 at Point Ephémère Paris, France

19 June 2012 at Charlatan Ghent, Belgium

07 July 2012 at Moma PS1 Long Island City, NY, US

08 July 2012 at Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY, US

13 July 2012 at Great Hall Toronto, ON, Canada

14 July 2012 at Il Motore Montreal, QC, Canada

18 July 2012 at Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC, Canada

20-22 July 2012 at Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle, WA, US

01 August 2012 at Meltdown Festival (Southbank Centre London, UK)

09 August 2012 at Terrasse Palais Des Festivals Et Des Congrés (Cannes, France)

17 August 2012 at Pukkelpop 2012 (Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium)

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