Written by Clinton Camper

West 22nd isn’t just riding the wave of their debut album — they’re steering it with purpose. Sunday night’s sold-out show in the intimate Cambridge Room at House of Blues Dallas felt less like a tour stop and more like a reunion of longtime friends, the kind where everyone already knows the words.

From the moment they launched into “Can’t Help It,” the crowd made it clear: this wasn’t just a band on the rise, this was their band. There’s something uniquely magnetic about West 22nd’s stage presence — frontman Logan Madsen has the charm of a guy who just handed you a beer and the conviction of someone who’s been writing songs in his bedroom for this exact moment. The rest of the band matched him beat for beat: tight, loud, and fully dialed into each other.

While the setlist blended fan favorites like “Savannah,” “Sleeping Alone,” and “Love On The Run” with deeper album cuts, the real standout wasn’t a single song — it was the sense of shared experience. The room sang. The room danced. The room knew. When they pulled out an unexpected cover of MGMT’s “Kids,” it was like being transported to a college house party that just kept getting better. And when they closed with a raucous double-encore, ending on Florence + The Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over,” it was impossible not to believe them.

West 22nd isn’t chasing a moment. They’re making one. And if Dallas was any indication, they’re not just a band to watch — they’re a band to follow, city by city, song by song.