In Photos: Mercury Rev Performing Deserter's Songs + Halves @ Vicar Street, Dublin (18.05.11)

A victory lap that felt "both well-deserved and well above the plodding, going-through-the-motions nostalgia rock that certain 'middle-aged' bands are guilty of peddling" was what Paul Harrington made of Mercury Rev giving their 1998 modern classic Deserter's Songs the ATP-sponsored start-to-finish treatment in Dublin the other evening.
 
Mark Earley's accompanying photos certainly do justice to what was a pretty special night at Vicar Street. As ever, to run through a gallery of those shots –plus some of the always-impressive Halves in support – just click on any of the images below: