The title alludes to a friend's offhand remark about Alfons' intrinsically performative nature
At the same time Bret was heavily involved in the local theatre scene performing regularly in countless devised comedy theatre productions where he developed a friendship with a large community of theatre artists including long time collaborators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi
The band sold out countless headline shows in addition to sharing the stage with everyone from Slipknot to Linkin Park
but beginning with Against the Grain and Generator the bands musical straightjackets got loosened
most notably traditional folk music and swing
The Cure "The Gothic Roots of the Cure" Bon Iver- SABLE The title alludes to aThe Cure began in 1976 as Easy Cure in Crawley, England, with Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Michael Dempsey (bass), and Lol Tolhurst (drums), along with guitarist Porl Thompson. Thompson departed, and the remaining trio renamed themselves The Cure. They released their debut single, "Killing an Arab," in 1978 and their first album, Three Imaginary Boys, in 1979. Following the darker period, Smith introduced more pop elements into the music, leading to
