Photos: Fever Ray at Webster Hall on September 28

In what will more than likely be set in stone as the single most memorable concert we'll experience in 2009, the mysterious project from Karin Dreijer-Andersson, Fever Ray, played their first NYC show on Monday night to a sold-out-like-whoa crowd at Webster Hall. This is, of course, only appropriate as the self-titled debut from Andersson's alter ego also stands a rather large chance of garnering our top spot for albums this year.

For just about an hour, fans were treated to a laser light and smokey show with almost zero key lighting (meaning that almost the entire show was backlit and remained just as mysterious as Andersson we suppose intends to uphold). Accompanied by matched-to-the-beat stage lamps and four multi-instrumentalists, Andersson played straight through with zero stoppage to engage the crowd, but it didn't matter. Aurally and visually, we--and the entire crowd we're sure--were spellbound. There were no encores and the show was one of the more dark, ethereal and brooding events we've ever witnessed, foggy throughout and full of shadows, lasers and primal vibes.

Put simply, it was amazing. Enjoy the photos as best as possible, but if you couldn't make it out to either of their New York shows this week, it's probably only going to infuriate you. There are, however, some GIFs to make you feel a little more like you were there, so enjoy. Vuk opened up with a short set of organ and autoharp songs.

(mp3)    Fever Ray - Triangle Walks

Godspeed!