About Last Night: The Sounds at The Granada Theater

There are some great things that come out of Sweden; IKEA, the invention of dynamite and The Sounds who made there way to Dallas Thursday night. The indie-dance-rock band played to an intimate crowd at The Granada with opening acts Natalia Kills, The Limousines, and Kids at the Bar.

Lead singer Maja Ivarsson put on quite a show in more ways than one, donning an American flag shirt, leather hot pants and high heels. She did not hesitate on the antics which included moments of punting a beer can into the crowd, spitting onstage, and making the microphone into something phallic. With all that aside, Maja was genuine to the crowd, high-fiving fans and signing posters during the set.

The band was energetic throughout the performance, playing songs off their latest CD, Something to Die For, but also the more famous tracks off their past albums which included "Painted by Numbers," "Living in America," and an acoustic version of "Night After Night."

It was surprising how small the attendance was given the The Sounds have been featured on commercials, opened for No Doubt and have had several strong albums. The crowd was a mixed bag of people--a lot less of them hipsters than I expected--but for those that did attended, they did not hold back, dancing like nobody was watching.

-Laura Sliva