(( May 29-30 Mix & Match, Part 1 ))
I first heard Brooklyn band "Slothrust" play in Philly at Kung Fu Necktie, when they were an opener for local band The Silence Kit. The date was October 18, 2012, to be exact.
I was impressed with their sound and had been keeping my eye open for another opportunity to hear them play. ... That time came on Thursday night when they headlined at Glasslands. They did a good show, playing a lot of songs from both of their recent albums.
From their last.fm page :::
Slothrust is a blues-influenced grunge project consisting of guitarist/vocalist Leah Wellbaum, bassist Kyle Bann, and drummer Will Gorin. Jazz and blues graduates of Sarah Lawrence College, the three gravitate toward music that is heavy and full of lyrical grit, dynamically fusing the rawness of the 90s with contemporary edge.
I've been listening to their Soundcloud page which contains a lot of the music I heard Thursday night. One of my favorite songs is "7:30 am", which is playing right here on my blog page. Listen to how they play with the tempo and sound volume, switching back and forth between milder and more frantic phrasings.
"7:30 am" is just one example. They've got surprises, they've got unexpected stylings and they've got some idiosyncratic song structures. Here is the click to their Soundcloud page ::: Slothrust on Soundcloud. And here is their click to Facebook ::: Slothrust on Facebook. Even though Slothrust ventures into different tempos and styles, their music has a well-developed persona that binds their work together.
As a side comment, I've just started reading "The Windup Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami. Both the themes in the book and some of the Slothrust lyrics have me on edge. Each has seemed to enhance the experience with the other. Strange coincidence.
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Thursday night was special; altogether heard a few bands of note. Check back here in a few days for "Part 2".
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