Soundcheck

Palm, A Band's Unexpected Experiments in Pop


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Somewhere on the spectrum of art music and prog rock, is the band Palm. Underneath airy vocal melodies, they build out an architecturally precise combination of guitars and percussion, plus extra electronic triggered effects like steel drums, backwards samples, and other hard-to-identify noises. With strange and unusual combinations of ever-shifting meter (fives, thirteens, threes, and many other grooves that are really hard to dance to), the Bard-College born, Philadelphia-based outfit trips gaily through fun, smart, and weird pop experiments. Their intriguing oasis of these creations, Rock Island, is nearly out, and it brings the band to perform in our studio. 

Set list:

    "Parly"
    "Composite"
    "Dog Milk"

     

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