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Rogue Wave reacts to trauma with pop. The songs on “Permalight,” its fourth album, have briskly strummed guitars, melodies hinting at the Beatles and Big Star and often — in a shift from the band’s past handmade indie-pop — perky synthesizers and snappy programmed drumbeats. But the lyrics, as cryptic and telegraphic as they are singable, hint at bitter disagreements, sieges, death and disasters. “Can’t you feel the fear itself?” Zach Rogue sings in a dulcet high tenor, savoring the tune while insisting on the anxiety. Most of the songs are uptempo, with a brash assurance that Rogue Wave only occasionally summoned on its previous albums. The group has had difficulty distinguishing itself from other introspective, 1960s-tinged, high-tenor bands like the Shins and Death Cab for Cutie. Its strategy on “Permalight” is to kick harder. (New York Times)
Man/Miracle is a group formed by childhood friends in Santa Cruz, California. The guitar-based four piece treads the fine line between pop and noise, gorgeous melody and abrasive, aggressive walls of sound, all tempered by Corelitz's innate and eclectic rhythmic ear.
In other words, Man/Miracle are confidently and concisely making their opening statement. Little inspired moments that waver between noisy, sideways angularity and near straight-up power pop make the album a dynamic, invigorating listen.
JBM is the music of Jesse Marchant. While living in L.A., JBM contributed music to the film 'Lovers in a Dangerous Time'. He is currently based in Brooklyn, NY and in Lake Clear, NY.