Jane Remover—who seemingly keeps defying expectations and continues to improve on their sound with each release— recently performed at the Chicago venue, the Metro, on June 12. Jane Remover had the crowd in their grasp for nearly the entire show, with the energy hardly wavering for even a second.
This concert sold out fast. When I arrived an hour and a half early to the show, a line of roughly 100 people had already formed outside the venue. Since I had seen Jane Remover a year before, I prioritized getting good concert footage over being in the pit—I had already been there and done that. Fortunately, the Metro has a fantastic balcony view and I was able to get right up front.
Jane Remover is an up-and-coming artist and a producer under many monikers. Their discography ranges across numerous genres, from digicore to rage, hyperpop or even shoegaze. Their two most notable monikers are Leroy and Venturing, with Leroy creating an entirely new genre known as Dariacore and Venturing leaning more into an indie rock sound.
Jane Remover’s new direction on their latest album, “Revengeseekerz”, saw their Leroy, Dariacore-fueled moniker start to creep into their sound. Jane Remover has publicly stated on their Instagram story that their newest album will be even more influenced by their Leroy sound. That became increasingly evident seeing them this year after seeing them perform last year in April at Lincoln Hall.
Dariacore, also known as Hyperflip, is a genre that regularly blends various samples from the 2010s Billboard Top 100 pop hits to artists such as Porter Robinson, underscores and PinkPantheress. The production is hectic, overwhelming and heavily influenced by hyperpop and electronic dance music (EDM).
The concert kept to a schedule, posted on Jane Remover’s Instagram story before the show, that was strictly followed. Dazegxd performed a DJ set to open up the show exactly an hour after doors opened. The crowd’s energy was immediate. Dazegxd created the perfect vibe for the show, featuring a few Leroy songs as well as a mashup of Faneto by Chicago-born Chief Keef, which is only appropriate due to the show’s location.
The setlist was fairly similar to last year’s show, with a few additions being Jane Remover’s Leroy remixes of “Music Baby” and “Experimental Skin / How To Teleport,” originally debuting at Coachella. Both additions felt like natural fits and were well received.
After Dazegxd’s DJ set, the show seamlessly transitioned into Jane Remover’s set right on schedule. They opened the concert up with “TWICE REMOVED”, which is also the opener on the album “Revengeseeker” and the crowd immediately went wild. Observing the crowd’s excitement in addition to Jane Remover on stage was so entertaining.
Being in the mosh pit for the last show didn’t provide me with many opportunities to appreciate Jane Remover’s performance on stage, so I’m glad I was able to experience that this time. After moshing to every song, about halfway through, I was pretty dehydrated. I also did not at all have my full attention on stage when I was dancing.
Jane Remover followed up “TWICE REMOVED” with an unreleased track and then with one of my personal favorite songs off of “Revengeseekerz,” “Psychoboost” featuring Danny Brown. Unfortunately, Danny Brown was only present in spirit (and audio). After “Psychoboost” was the Leroy remix of “Music Baby,” which was so incredible to hear live. The crowd didn’t waver for a second and I was able to get some great shots of Jane Remover and the crowd both feeding off each other’s energy.
Being able to observe the concert from the balcony allowed me to truly appreciate Jane Remover’s stage presence, which I had not given nearly enough credit to previously. Their stage presence was especially palpable when they performed the unreleased song before “Psychoboost,” when Jane was jumping around the stage for virtually the entirety of the song.
I enjoyed almost every change to the setlist except for the remix of “Turn Up or Die.” I was looking forward to hearing “Turn Up or Die” again, as being in the mosh pit for it last year was absolutely one of my favorite memories of last year’s show. Unfortunately, the change she made to the beat drop visibly killed the crowd’s energy.
Other than that blemish, Jane Remover put on a great show to a sold-out crowd. I couldn’t be more excited to see what direction they go next—you can count on me to be there.
