An Electric Sunday Night With The Regrettes

Photos by Kristen Cawog // @kristencawog

When I found out The Regrettes were playing in Boston, I knew I had to go. Now, I can’t say that I’m a diehard fan who's been following the band since their start because I’m actually relatively new to their music. I was first introduced to them this summer when a friend of mine sent me their popular song, ‘Seashore’, while I was on a road trip. I then proceeded to listen to the song on repeat for the next 3 hours. To say I was obsessed would be an understatement. 

The Los Angeles rock band drew an interesting and diverse audience to Brighton Music Hall Sunday night. When I looked over the crowd during their set, I saw someone’s dad dancing and singing just as hard as the gaggle of teenage girls in front of me. 

The bands frontwoman, Lydia Night, welcomed the crowd by acknowledging that the Boston show was the first to sell out, sending the fans into an excited chorus of shouts. The group then launched into their set, playing songs from both their sophomore LP ‘How Do You Love?’ and their 2017 debut studio album ‘Feel Your Feelings Fool!’.  The band serenaded the electric crowd with tracks such as ‘I Dare You’, ‘Pumpkin’ and ‘Hey Now’. While the set was mostly concentrated with songs from their newly released album, they were sure to include popular tracks such as my personal favourite ‘Seashore’ and of course, the high energy crowd pleasing ‘Lacy Loo’.

I was amazed at the entire band’s electric energy on stage. From start to finish, their smiles never faded all while their feet never stopped moving. Night ended the show explosively by welcoming every woman and anyone else (adding, ‘you don’t need a gender’) to the front of the room, pushing all men to the back. The band then proceeded to play “Poor Boy”, an athem dubbed by ELLE as a ‘feminist call to arms’. At the end of this song, the crowd exploded into a powerful applause with everyone in the room connected through the music they had just heard. 

I left the venue with my ears still ringing and a smile on my face. As I weaved my way down the Allston streets back to the T station, I couldn't have been more ecstatic. The show was everything I had dreamed it would be and more. All I have to say to The Regrettes is thank you for a fantastic night, and please come back to Boston soon.