Plumerai and The Brother Kite will be celebrating the release of a limited edition split 7″ on Clairecords on Monday at the Middle East Upstairs. They will joined by another of the Foundwaves Weekly Picks, LA’s Letting Up Despite Great Faults, making for quite a stacked bill for a Monday night.
Plumerai’s epic single “Strike” begins with a solitary guitar line wet with delay. One by one other elements are added: an eerie distant wash of synthesizer, a light ringing hi-hat, somber bass notes, and finally the melancholy vocals of Elizabeth Ezell. The repeated ostinato of the guitar and bass continues under the vocals, slowly growing in volume throughout the song. It’s one of those grooves that can repeat forever without growing old, yet drummer Ben Dicke takes it much further, adding in colorful drops and splatters of sound like a series of Jackson Pollock paintings going from quiet blues and greens to loud reds and oranges. Plumerai makes dramatic cinematic music. There is always a touch of sadness in it, but it’s a sadness with purpose.
With two, sometimes three guitars, Providence’s The Brother Kite deliver head-bobbing pop songs that frame singer Patrick Boutwell’s melodies, from the gorgeous “Get on Me” to the driving “The Scene is Changing”. Stream both songs here…
Split 7″ and CD Giveaway
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