Eight Gigs: Electric Baby Jesus

Electric Baby Jesus doesn’t want to be pinned down by labels, but if one must know what genre of music it plays, the answer would probably be electro-goth psychedelia combined with dreary, doom-circus sensibilities. The singer’s voice adheres to a bell-tolling type monotone while the rest of the band drone their instruments into oblivion, nodding their heads slowly as if their minds have found a dark, watery tomb in which to rest. A visually compelling stage presence (think backstage at a haunted carnival) only confirms that Electric Baby Jesus prefers the mysterious over the concrete.