A few weeks ago I saw Brooklyn band Spritzer for the second time, the first time being a couple years ago at Sunnyvale. I'm learning that the band's persona changes show to show or night to night. The first time I saw them, they were a fairly new effort with only a few samples of music on line. But when I went to see them for that first time, I saw and heard something completely different, as they had "guest brass" playing with them. A whole different feeling!
A few weeks ago I saw Spritzer do a show at Pianos, and, again, the feel of the music was unexpected, although this time not by design, as Matt Meade, mastermind of the band, had broken his hand and was unable to play the guitar. He wound up doing one-handed keys.
In spite of that change in instrumentation, the band still sounded great, as they played both new and earlier work as well.
So here's a sample of a song from last year. About The Twilight of a relationship? oh nooooo ((And this song does have some brass!))
Spritzer is a fairly new project by Matt Meade, who was one of the founders and principal songwriters of New York band "Friend Roulette". Stylistically, Matt wanted to veer off and experiment with some new sounds that were outside the sound territory of the other band.
I like Spritzer because of their complex instrumentals, and, of course, their surprise insertion of the horns every now and then. They've just come out with a new album, "Love, Lies, Decay", which takes the listener on an adventure through many different styles. Here is the click to their Soundcloud page where you can listen to the new album as well as some of the band's "originals". ::: Spritzer on Soundcloud (CLICK HERE).
Spritzer doesn't have any shows coming up soon, but here is the click to their Facebook page where you can keep watch::: Spritzer on Facebook (CLICK HERE).
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