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There’s a certain amount of pride that I feel when artists from the Rochester area send us their material. I like that bands that might not otherwise have an immediate outlet can get my attention with their proximity. It gives me more of an incentive to listen when I can go and see them 5 minutes from my house whenever I want. And while we don’t get a lot of local submissions, what I have been hearing lately – from bands like Sports and Walri and The Dads – has all been pretty great.
This past week, we got sent an EP from another local band: Black Elk Speaks. Hailing from the college town just south of Rochester (Geneseo), Black Elk Speaks makes experimental, kitchen-sink type rock – by which I mean, there isn’t anything that couldn’t be used as a part of it. (For example, there is clearly a bike bell ringing on the track “Chain Gang,” which could have something to do with the fact that the EP it’s on is named Cycle One) It’s moody, compelling art-rock that gets its swirling tendrils wrapped into your brain and doesn’t let it go.
Black Elk Speaks has released an EP and single to this point, which you can get over at Amazon. This track, off of their Cycle One EP, is representative of their larger work. It unfolds at its own pace, combining atmospheric post-rock with dark, sullen vocals. I’m impressed.
If you’re around Rochester during the upcoming Rochester Indie Fest, come out to Boulder Coffee on Sunday the 19th to catch the band playing. It’s where I’ll be. You should be too.
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Black Elk Speaks – Sympaco Nom (mp3) from Cycle One EP
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