Not long before the pandemic, Kings of the Fucking Sea singer-guitarist Chet Weise, drummer Poni Silver and bassist Sara Nelson brought an old-school recording rig down to Soft Junk and set up shop at the East Side gallery-showspace for a weekend’s worth of shows. They were intent on making their first proper release after several years of gigging a live one, and they succeeded in more ways than one. It would be an unorthodox choice for a less-seasoned band, but it worked perfectly for the Kings’ primal, MC5-meets-Spacemen 3 psych-punk freakouts — a challenging vibe to re-create in the studio, to be sure. And when we couldn’t have real-deal live shows, In Concert made for a welcome reminder of why spaces like Soft Junk need to be supported and treasured.
Best Live Album
