Psychedelic country band Futurebirds immersed the D.C. crowd in sun-kissed melodies and introspective lyrics, creating a carefree and fun Saturday night at Black Cat.

Though young business professionals at the show started to turn the small, tight-knit venue into a happy hour, warm guitar riffs and semi-distorted vocals soon drowned out personal conversations.

Between their shouted lyrics, the six members of Futurebirds strummed furiously and spun around the stage.

The band offered a charming and energetic mix of raspy, layered vocals and emphatic rhythms. Frontman Carter King was supported by two other guitarists and vocalists: Daniel Womack, who acted out lyrics on stage, and the more timid Thomas Johnson.

Womack, with his long, unwashed hair and J. Crew t-shirt, paused and raised his beer at one point during the long set.

“To the nation’s capital,” he yelled at the sweaty crowd.

Womack swung his acoustic guitar to the front, a U.S. flag-emblazoned scarf dangling from the back of it, and the band started playing once again.

Futurebirds’ southern Georgia roots came out in twangy songs like “Serial Bowls,” though King’s hazy vocals and the band’s modern rhythms kept the rock feel. The players showed versatility with the ominous chords and stirring halts of the post-punk performance of “Dig,” and their dancing made the song notably more energetic than the recorded track.

Their acoustic rendition of Stevie Nicks’ “Wild Heart” was also memorable, with the musicians’ southern accents shining through the layers.

After previously opening for groups like Band of Horses and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, the headliners gave the audience a mix of songs from their newest record, “Baba Yaga,” older songs and even a few unreleased tracks.

Fans in the front row sang along to the tunes, while even those not as familiar with the band danced to the rhythms throughout the night.