Archive for George Clarke

From the Vault: Deafheaven’s 2017 Tour Setlists and First-Ever Show in Boise – An Analysis

Posted in Concert Reviews, Essays, Reviews with tags , , , , , , on 09/22/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Deafheaven’s setlist from their show at Mardi Gras in Boise on 3.25.17

When Deafheaven played their first show in Boise on March 25 – at Mardi Gras, a venue typically reserved for wedding functions – they provided the five-day Treefort Music Fest with its only dose of shoe-gazing black metal. Continue reading →

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Deafheaven Frontman Dives Deep Into Each Song on New LP

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 03/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

In my latest check-in with Deafheaven vocalist George Clarke, he provides a remarkably transparent account of each song featured on the new album that the Bay Area’s best band released today, the brilliantly titled Lonely People in Power. Read the full account courtesy of FLOOD.

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