Beirut, The Reciever - August 17 at Little Brothers
Regardless, they took a little getting used to, as they were really only two members. Much like Echo and the Bunnymen (Echo was their drum machine), this band uses a laptop on stage to sort of thicken their sound and add in the missing elements.
They depended really heavily on the rythmic sensibility of the drummer, as the baselines were pretty boring. The band had an incredible ability to set up some really interesting grooves and see where they led. Their opening song was in 7/4 time, but they made it sound less like unaproachable prog rock and more like indie rock.