The Asteroids Galaxy Tour @ Union Transfer (2/2)

Pairing funk-inspired rhythms with psychedelic synth and a healthy dose of brass, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour channel big band soul gone 21st century. The feel is perhaps best encapsulated by the glittering silver bow ties worn by the band’s two-man horn section: retro, futuristic, and a whole lot of fun.

The Danish sextet took the stage at Union Transfer on Feb. 2 as part of the tour marking the release of its second album Out of Frequency. Based in Copenhagen, the band garnered international attention when a number of songs from its 2009 debut Fruit were picked up for use in television soundtracks and a whole range of advertisements. Their performance Thursday night, which seamlessly blended songs from both albums, proved that their big, infectious sound has staying power.

Frontwoman Mette Lindberg’s voice manages to be at once thin and powerful, like it’s being squeezed out of her little sequin-clad body. She sang through the band’s hour-long set keeping the friendly chatter to a minimum, launching from song into exuberant song. The new tracks from Out of Frequency are no real departure from the well-crafted sound that defined the first album, but if the songs did begin to blend together, the happily bobbing crowd didn’t seem to care.

“I wish I lived in the golden age, giving it up on the Broadway stage,” Lindberg laments in “Golden Age,” the final song of the night. Maybe so, but The Asteroids seem to be doing just fine in the present, pulling together their rollicking, danceable sound from music of all ages.

- Lauren Reed-Guy, This Charming Show (Sundays from 6-8pm @ WQHS.org)