The moment that the intro for “Hell,” began to bounce around sonic space, my heart began to pound so loudly that I could hear it in my ears.  As each band member entered onto the stage and took their respective places, anticipation heightened. Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker seemed to glow. As the song begins, I feel what would be analogous to being 17 years old and jumping into my best friend’s car on a sunny day - with the windows rolled down and the music blaring. The definition of exhilarating. Tucker lets the crowd marinate in her droned and drawn-out verses, welcoming them to swim among her thoughts like, “Hell is just a signpost / When you take a certain path” and “Hell is just a place that / We can't seem to live without”.
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