WILD PINK, SUN JUNE
TUESDAY 4/2. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack. 8 p.m. $20.
Upon the release of Wild Pink’s third and best album, “A Billion Little Lights,” Pitchfork slotted the New York-based indie band somewhere between the expansive heartland rock of The War on Drugs and the emotional immediacy of Death Cab for Cutie. It’s a tall order, but one that looks effortless in the hands of a group who tosses off lyrics like “an ad with an orange put a tear in my eye” (“Pacific City”), “I was told life’s a raindrop / Sliding down a windshield” (“You Can Have It Back”), and “Thank God I’m wrong all the time” (“Oversharers Anonymous”) as if they’re nothing more than stray thoughts. Wild Pink is the quiet, sensitive kid in the corner, except they also slap. Their opener at Stickyz is Sun June, whose sleepy Americana will serve as an excellent on-ramp to Wild Pink’s occasionally heavier proclivities. Get tickets here.
