Multimedia genre mashups are now, self-evidently, a good thing.Īnother contributing factor is that the gains of feminism – and anti-racism, and LGBTQ+ equality – are being rapidly eroded in the US, and the band’s work continues to provide inspiration and succour. Deceptacon – “Everything you feel/ Is alright, alright, alright, alright, alright,” it goes – has been adopted by a largely female usership in clips that validate their emotions and decisions. In the meantime, Le Tigre’s work has stealthily connected with another generation. (For many years, she battled Lyme disease.) A big factor in this reunion, and the Bikini Kill respawn that preceded it, is Hanna’s restored health. There are a number of reasons why Le Tigre are back. (“Wanna disco? Wanna see me disco?” Hanna fulminates on Deceptacon, one of the band’s most defining songs.) There was considerable static – especially from the DIY punk congregation. It’s hard to explain in 2023, now that genre has become so malleable, exactly how radical it was for uncompromising punk icon Hanna to make the leap into tinny pop music you could dance to to Le Tigre’s matching costumes and colourful video installations. As everyone bawls Deceptacon’s chorus back at the band, it feels like a night of communion Le Tigre’s music encompasses heated debates – was the director John Cassavetes a genius or a misogynist, asks the succinct What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes? – and their set also features costume changes, plus karaoke-style lyrical displays on a giant screen, because clothes are a form of creativity, and words matter. For the grand finale, there are props: a broom and a skipping rope. Although their setup tonight is minimal (guitar, synths, a video backdrop, a few lights), they come equipped with a protest loudhailer and 1960s girl group-style tambourines. Le Tigre remain punkishly scathing – and partial to bouts of stylised choreography. A bit like improv, this is a band of open-ended “ands” not “buts”.
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