Strutting onto the stage in a sports bra and red joggers, Mandy Lee’s voice filled the air with the sound of their hit single “Machine.”

On Monday night, MisterWives performed their Des Moines, IA show with immense energy. The show was their fourth stop on their, “Let the Light In” tour. The tour debuts their second album, “Connect the Dots.”

The five piece band is made up of Mandy Lee (lead singer),  Etienne Bowler (drummer), William Hehir (bass guitarist), Marc Campbell (guitarist), Jesse Blum (keyboard, trumpet) and Mike Murphy (saxophone).

The album produced by, Republic Records, was released on May 19, 2017.

“For the second album, we really wanted to just get rid of all that noise, so we went upstate and just kind of lived in the woods and had bonfires every night and turned the living room into a recording studio,” Lee, said in reference to writing their second album.

The show, opened by, flor, began with a rock feel. However, their second opener, Flint Eastwood, did not show. The band did not acknowledge the absence of the opener, but continued the show with their quaint charm.

Mid-way through the show, Lee dedicated the song “Drummer Boy” to Bowler, her fiance and drummer. The crowd awed at their happiness. From the social-justice style “Revolution” to the inspirational “Chasing This,” Misterwives did not fail to engage the crowd at this show.

After their set, the crowd cheered in hopes of an encore. After a few minutes, the band came back and gave their fans what they were asking for.

Ending with one of their most popular songs, “Our Own House,” had the crowd jumping and dancing about. The trumpet and saxophone were also finally broken out for the encore.

“I feel like music is such an amazing platform to speak on topics that will bring everyone together,” Lee said in an interview with, Build. 

Since the release of their second album, it has reached 41 on Billboard’s album sales. If you want to catch MisterWives on their tour, there are still over 30 shows left, so don’t miss out!!!

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Alternative Pop
Oh Wonder, “Ultralife”

Harmonic delicacy like no other, this duo consistently delivers on their soft-and-sweet presence within the alternative pop vein. This single is no exception – and almost a step up from what can be heard on their self-titled debut album from two years ago. A tightened melodic structure serves as a beneficial accompaniment to this group’s blossoming sound.

Pop Punk
State Champs, “Slow Burn”

The only thing that could make State Champs’ last album release better is more of it—and that’s exactly what they did. “Slow Burn” is a continuation of Around The World and Back, performing as an additive onto its vamped up deluxe edition. The band is prolific as ever in the lyrical department, and its aggressively passionate and precise guitar flows seamlessly with the atmosphere of the rest of the previously released piece.

Indie Pop
Bleachers, “Don’t Take The Money”

Synth has a mind and a voice of its own where Jack Antonoff is
concerned. This band obtains undeniably one of the more inexplicably captivating ones, as intensity is somehow utilized as a tangible essence through the power in its well-crafted melodies. Here is music that “steals the air out of my lungs, you make me feel it,” as the song suggests.

Dance-Indie Pop
Misterwives, “Oh Love”

You can’t go wrong with a firecracker of a lead singer, who showcases powerful vocal wrath, and hard-hitting instrumental groove to balance. Misterwives are a bewitching bunch, bearing a hearty wholeness in every department of dance-indie pop. This time around, they amp up the ferocity and ultimately achieve a new level of vigor that leaves anyone lit and fiery from within.

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