The core of Brooklyn-based Secret Weapons is comprised of friends Danny and Gerry. The outgoing pair “are making their ascent into the judicious arena of noteworthy pop/dance music. In a genre that is by and large, a tricky animal to command, the band manages to instill promise into an often times, abysmal market”, as Pancakes and Whiskey noted in their interview. I too was hanging out ahead of the band’s April 25th show headlining Rough Trade. I was there capturing a few shots of the band sound-checking and hanging out as I intended to stay for their set. The buzz was their live shows are a lot of fun and that Secret Weapons do wild after-parties (which I did not actually go to). Their set was short (no more than eight songs) as they are just over a year old and still working on their material but the audience was enjoying every minute. I could definitely see their potential, as they’ve got a pop-friendly dance sound that reminded me of other Brooklyn bands like Wolf Colony or Little Daylight.
Secret Weapons are performing at the Studio at Webster Hall on May 20th at 7:30 and tickets are still available. Preview a couple of their songs via a Soundcloud stream and check out some photos from the April show below.
