"I had those socks on at practice on Monday," she said, her voice on the loudspeakers outside the church nearly drowned out by the now-ominous roar of a jet taking off from Kennedy International Airport across Jamaica Bay.
The ominous sounds roaring overhead makes them feel more secure -- especially when the planes are landing.
Wearing knee pads and brightly colored athletic gear, they did battle in an inner rectangle, their wrangling punctuated by a recorded crowd's roar, ominous echoes (music by Sound Polaroids) and metronomes the women set ticking at various speeds.
The song begins with an ominous, distorted vocal roar, sung by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, with Vernon declaring "I shoot the lights out", which sets up the dark atmosphere of the track.
Thursday's selection roars with the looming, ominous postpunk of Swans at Warsaw, 261 Driggs Avenue, Greenpoint, 7 p.m., $32 and with the pressurized punk of Iceage at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Williamsburg; 7 p.m., $15.
Sure, Jens Kidman sounds convincingly maniacal as he delivers his ominous English lyrics, with an open-glottal roar.
The ominous whoo-up of hyenas and the deep thunderous roar of lions replace the nocturnal chorus of forest insects.
Packing out London's Scala on a damp Monday night, their roars of approval easily drown out the ominous drones of the intro tape, as the band take to the stage.
Throw-rugs and space heaters inside the theater are bathed in ominous orange light, while the thud of heartbeats and the low roar of fire reverberate through the surround sound.
