Photos: The 1900s In Millennium Park

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We are absolutely in love with Ed Anderson's vocals. They swoop and soar and have this timeless and liquid quality to them that entrances us. We loved his contributions to Plane when he was in that band, but in The 1900s he seems unable to replicate the excitement of pitting his voice against interesting or challenging arrangements. That said, the group proved a perfect fit with their surroundings during their lunchtime performance in Millennium Park yesterday. The space's pristine sonics picked up every flicker in The 1900s nuanced performance, and while we worried that thee band too often mirrored the sound of early Belle and Sebastian we were thrilled when they closed the set by tearing "Two Ways" absolutely apart and extending it into a spread out but never boring musical jam. We just wish they hadn't waited until the end of the set to show the crowd what they were truly capable of.