
Thinking back on my favorite concerts of the past few years, I always immediately go to three shows from 2008: My Morning Jacket's near four-hour set at Bonnaroo, Bon Iver at the Black Cat , and Cut Copy at the 930 Club . Only it wasn't Cut Copy that stood out that night; instead it was the opening band—fellow dance- and synth-happy Australians The Presets . That night, the club's sound system was savaged by monstrous thumping bass and drums and elephant-sized synthesizers that seemingly latched on to my inner ear, rendering me and 1,199 other people [...]