Division Day’s brand of melodic, introspective indie/power-pop can be a
bit disorienting—just imagine the Dismemberment Plan covering a
meditative Coldplay piano track. At their best, however, on tracks like
the hypnotic ballad “Colorguard” from their debut full-length Beartrap Island,
the group strikes the difficult balance between jaunty and affecting,
even if they never quite live up to their Elliott Smith namesake. The
band, which headlines a 9 p.m. show at Mad Planet tonight, is following
up its blogosphere-touted debut album with a covers EP, so it’s a safe
bet that a few numbers from that upcoming release will work their way
into tonight’s set.
