The Virgins "She's Expensive" (15.0 MB) from The Virgins The Annex Madison, WI February 3, 2009

We first saw the Virgins opening for Tokyo Police Club in Vancouver in the fall of 2007, and I spent a lot of time listening to their debut EP back then. All five songs on it were rerecorded for their Gossip Girl-approved LP, and I think all of them are a bit worse for it. On the other hand, their live set just seems to get better and better. Donald Cumming has almost entirely quit playing guitar live, which frees him up to pose a lot (in a good way), and having a headliner's crowd works great with the dance-friendliness of their tunes.