The American Analog Set perform “Magic Hour”

Pioneer Works is proud to present the American Analog Set for the Brooklyn debut of Magic Hour, a special seated performance in our Main Hall. An intimate, immersive live show, Magic Hour features thoughtfully selected songs from the band’s first six albums: The Fun Of Watching Fireworks, From Our Living Room To Yours, The Golden Band, Know By Heart, Promise Of Love, and Set Free. It’s also the band’s first proper show in nearly 20 years.

First conceived in their hometown of Austin, Magic Hour features core members Andrew Kenny, Sean Ripple, and Mark Smith, along with longtime collaborators who help breathe new life into the songs. The show is presented in a fully seated, theatrical environment enhanced by immersive lighting and set design by Lisa Laratta (Paper Chairs). More than a carefully staged retrospective of the American Analog Set’s early discography, it’s something quieter, more intimate: a sonic memory book of the slowcore, post-rock, and lo-fi lullabies that defined a cult corner of American indie music from the late ’90s through the mid-2000s.

About the Artist

Formed in Austin in the mid-90s, the American Analog Set quietly became cult legends of American indie music with their distinctive blend of analog warmth, ambient textures, and minimalist pop restraint. Over six albums between 1996 and 2005, the band developed a sound that drew from German kosmische, ‘90s slowcore, and home-recorded psychedelia—always intimate, often hypnotic, and never in a rush.