The seductive, langurous, occasionally ecstatic music of Julia Holter took over Music Hall of Williamsburg last night, the penultimate stop of her latest U.S. tour. Holter, who played keyboard, performed with an all-acoustic band that reflected her classical composer roots: Andrew Tholl (violin), Christopher Votek (cello), Corey Fogel (percussion), and Danny Meyer (tenor sax).
Performing selections from her latest release, Loud City Song, Holter spent most of the night in a moody hush ("World," "Hello Stranger") which made the occasional free-jazz explosions ("Maxims II") all the more shocking. It was the sort of subcutaneous performance that lodges itself in your memory, leaving you struggling to make sense of it for hours—if not weeks.
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