Picture by Ryan Chang
A Teenage Dream Come True
Hundreds of eager teenagers spent a Tuesday evening (3rd April) enjoying a concert at *SCAPE Warehouse with a pop punk band from Poughkeepsie, New York, known as We Are The In Crowd (WATIC).
Formed in 2009, the band consists of Taylor Jardine (vocals), Jordan Eckes (guitar/vocals), Mike Ferri (bass guitar), Rob Chianelli (drums), and Cameron Hurley (guitar). Hopeless Records signed them shortly after hearing that their Myspace account got hacked and all their friends and songs got deleted. They released their debut EP in 2010, Guaranteed To Disagree, and went on to release their first full-length album in 2011, Best Intentions.
Opening for WATIC were Attention! The New Portsdown from Singapore and Oh Chentaku from Malaysia. They did a great job, getting the crowd warmed up.
In Singapore for the first time, WATIC played songs from their EP and album, including fan favorites like “Rumor Mill”, “Never Be What You Want” and “Both Sides of The Story”. They delighted the audience with their energetic performance, connecting with the crowd. And the crowd cheered, sang loudly, clapped, and screamed their heads off for their favourite band members. It was a night of pure teenage delirium!
One unique characteristic of this band are the dual female and male vocals of Taylor and Jordan. These two vocalists sound like they’re having a heated conversation in song, then they come together in harmony, like an understanding has been reached. Taylor says, “With two vocalists, we think it’s a great way to illustrate two opinions because you can clearly hear the difference between our voices. We based a lot of the songs around the idea of having two opinions to every situation.”
Singing two encore songs for their adoring fans before taking their leave, the WATIC encounter that night was like a teenage dream come true.
(Jeanette Chin)