Widowspeak Setlist

The Hook
No Driver
Plum
Angel Number
All Yours
Even True Love
Roses
True Blue
If You Change
Wondering
The Good Ones
The Drive
Actor
Harsh Realm
Soft Cover
Everything Is Simple
— Encore —
The Dream (Molly solo)
Money

Neu Blume Setlist

Date Sugar
Car to Go
Power
Mid Century
Space Baby
Citrus Trees
Let it Win
Mitsubishi

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■ Widowspeak
Widowspeak is an American indie rock and dream pop band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2010. The group originally hails from Tacoma, Washington, and currently consists of the core duo—vocalist/guitarist Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas

As a blessedly cool June comes to a close in Minneapolis, 7^th Street Entry opened its doors and maybe heart (ahhh) to Widowspeak and opener – Neu Blume. I usually write my reviews in more or less chronological order but I’m skipping to the end for this one. This was a fantastic show. Both bands absolutely know how to put on a show – just musicians with their instruments on a simple stage with amazing craftsmanship. This concert fell into my lap relatively last-minute. After hearing the first thirty seconds of “If You Change” by Widowspeak, I knew this was a concert for me. Absolute bonus that the opener is right up my alley as well.

Neu Blume from Detroit by way of Phoenix were on the stage, ready to go at 8:00 pm sharp, which is much appreciated by this concert goer. This was their first show of the tour, and they had arrived from Detroit via Chicago just this day. They jokingly asked for some patience while they worked the kinks out. There were no kinks to be worked out, though. They had an easy-going stage presence and rapport with the crowd. It always makes me a wee bit nervous when crowd members become too comfortable throwing out jokes and talking to the band, but Neu Blume kept things conversational without letting their set be taken over. Mo Neuharth (lead vocals and bass) and Colson Miller (occasional vocals and guitar) are the driving creative force behind the band with Bill Lennox on guitar and Wally Boudway on drums filling out the sound. They gave us nine songs (see setlist to the right) over about forty-five minutes. “Space Baby”, which will be on their new record, led Mo to discuss the possibilities of what the song is about. She joked that drummer, Wally, thought it was just about a baby in space to which an audience member shouted, “it’s about love, Wally, it’s about love”, which elicited a chuckle from Mo and the rest of the audience. Colson sang lead vocals on their next song, “Acid Drop”, and there were a couple of moments where his voice had a bit of a J Mascis vibe to it. I’m probably the only one who heard it, but it was there. All-in-all a really fun solid set from the opener.

Widowspeak, comprised of Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas, are veterans of the indie rock scene with their eponymous first release on the Captured Track label way back in 2011. They have steadily put out quality albums since then including their most recent – 2026’s Roses released on Captured Track in the beginning of June. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: it’s nice when a band and a label can stick together like this. While they’re described as a duo, they bring a band with them when they tour. Towards the end of the show, Rob introduced the band, but I’m going to do it now so you’re not just sitting here wondering the entire review. Per Rob who did the introductions – on keyboards and backing vocals, from Las Vegas and winner of her 4^th grade spelling bee, Mel Chambers; on the drums in his overalls, the keeper of OC secrets, the man with one name Domo who hails from Nashville; on bass, the man with the van who’s practically local to Minneapolis, if you consider Iowa local, Willy Muse; and their fearless leader and composer, Molly Hamilton. They were just fun to watch with great band chemistry and genuine, honest interactions with the audience who clearly loved the band. We were treated to a one-and-a-half hour, 18-song set that pulled from five of their seven albums and was heavy on their latest album (see setlist to the right). They are all talented musicians, but Rob, in particular, knows his way around a guitar. The highlights for me were – “The Good Ones” off of their fifth album 2020’s Plumb and “Actor”, “If You Change” and “Soft Cover” both off of Roses. The guitar riff in “The Good Ones” really reminds me of the one in Hot Chocolate’s version of “Sexy Thing”. Take a listen and see if you agree. After “Soft Cover”, Molly told us that this is their last song, well the last song they have written down on their set list. She didn’t want to mislead us, but just wanted us to know it’s the last one that’s written down and maybe there’d be more after. I interpreted that as acknowledgement of the silliness of planned encores. The last written down song was “Everything Is Simple” and was wonderful to hear live. After a very brief pause with the band going off stage, Molly came out alone and asked us what we wanted to hear. The loudest request was for “The Dream”, which she told us she hadn’t played in a long time. She started and then realized she needed to move down a half step (I think) and then started over. From there, it was beautiful. It did not seem like it had been years since she played it. Molly has a truly amazing voice – clear, strong, vulnerable, expressive, and which might be even better live than it is on the albums.

I hoped leading up to the show that it would be good; a show that made the fact that I postponed plans with a friend worth it. It exceeded my expectations. This was definitely one of the top shows of the year for me. I hope both of these bands make it back to Minneapolis.