photo: Heidi Greenwood
Lush orchestrated pop comes drifting in from Brooklyn. Emanuel and The Fear is a band fronted by Emanuel Ayvas who absorbed composers like Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. Want to bet that he owns a lot of Brian Wilson records? He knows how to hold back, using various percussion instruments for Jimme's Song peppered with a bit of flute and acoustic guitar, singing that he only want to be in a rock band - "doing nothing at all", adding more instruments as the song marches on, before taking yet another left turn to spoken word, and minimalist turntableism.
A self-titled EP serves as a forerunner fo a full-length. Getting all contributing the musicians on stage will be challenge, but that's a problem that will soon be solved when word about the band begins to spread and bigger venues can be booked. And filled.
Emanuel and The Fear:
Emanuel Ayvas: piano, guitar, lead vocals
Brian Sanders: cello
Chris Colletti: trumpet
Colin Dean: upright bass
Dallin Applebaum: synth, backup vocals
Dan Tirer: guitar
David Nelson: trombone
Jeff Gretz: drums
Nic Cowles: flute
Tom Swafford: violin
Liz Hanley: violin, backup vocals
Emanuel and The Fear is released as a digital download on Paper Garden Records. Release date: February 17.
Tracks:
- The Rain Becomes The Clouds
- Comfortable Prison
- Jimme's Song
- We're All Alright Tonight
- Two
Live dates:
- 01/31 The Studio @ Webster Hall (w/ Bambi & Emperor City Motorcade), New York, NY
- 02/11 Union Hall (w/ The Bridesmaids, Matt Jones, & Roman Candle), Brooklyn, NY
MP3: Emanuel and The Fear - The Rain Becomes the Clouds
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