NYC's Favourite Brooklyn Band

It Happened Last Night

NEW YORK: Favourite Sons crossed the East River to bring their dark and swaggering tunes to Manhattan.

By Spin Staff 01.04.07 4:00 AM

Favorite Sons delivered a frantic, searing hour of psych-kissed post-punk at Mercury Lounge last night. Their set, sandwiched between bluesy punks the Diggs and buzz-amassing garage-rockers the View, surged with tribal percussion, lingering math-rock leads, and singer Ken Griffin's vibrato-heavy croon. Aptly, most of their songs seemed obsessed with siblings; Griffin constantly skewered home life, concluding with "Hang On Girl"'s biting refrain: "With a happy family, you won't find love." STACEY ANDERSON / PHOTOS BY TANIA SEKA-KNOX

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Album Review: Favourite Sons - Down Beside Your Beauty
Favourite Sons 'Hang On'

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We asked: What's your favorite music for chasing away the winter blues? COMMENT

Name: Andrea D'Alessandro
Age: 22
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Writer
"Britpop, like Zero7, the Coral, and the View. I'm excited to see [the View] tonight!"

Name: Darby Moeller
Age: 22
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Marketing assistant
"I like my winter blues! I feed it with depressing stuff like the Bound Stems, Cold War Kids, and Death Cab for Cutie."

Name: Kit Lai
Age: 27
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Consultant
"The Diggs. They're great, soulful rock'n'roll."

Name: Brian Berger
Age: 29
Hometown: Huntington, WV
Occupation: President, Sugarspun Records
"A Flock of Seagulls. They make me feel like I'm a kid again. Am I dating myself?"

Name: Danny Lombardi
Age: 22
Hometown: Dillsburg, PA
Occupation: Student
"Sublime. Their lead singer is dead -- that makes them more classic."

Name: Conor Garvin
Age: 21
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Occupation: Student
"Dave Matthews Band. Their lyrics are awesome for winter."

Name: Josh Roth
Age: 22
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Occupation: Manager, Ra Ra Riot
"I really like the Shins' new single, 'Australia.' What Made Milwaukee Famous is great, too. And Spank Rock -- gotta represent for Baltimore!"

Name: Christopher R. Chase
Age: 29
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Lawyer
"Sunshine Underground. They're the best new band in Britain. It's up-tempo, post-Brit-punk stuff."