Back to Yours and the ramping up sonic angst and jubilation of "Ira in the Well"

 

"but I've adapted, it's catastrophic, I've got everything but nothing left to do..."

"Ira in the Well" by Washington DC born, New York based Back to Yours speaks to me and it's funny because I almost let it slip by, pass through and go down the drain. As (now) the sole maintenance man here at AP, one stop writer, editor, listener of tons of music, who exists on little sleep, sometimes that happens, a fleeting listen is destined for the waste bin (god it sounds so cruel) but tugs at me, begs for repeated listens. This is the case with "Ira in the Well" and, sure enough, these talented guys got their hooks in me. It only took three listens to truly appreciate what is happening here. 

And what is happening? Well, in my mind I am feeling a beautiful collision of what used to be called radio friendly rock (when people listened to the radio) and for me there are wonderful sonic cues of 70's mellow rock as well as 90's soul pop filtered through jammy jazz dipped 80's power pop. I feel a collision infused with a wonderful musicality, of funk, soul, indie rock. An amalgam of cross generational artists like Todd Rundgren, Bozz Scaggs, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Bears (with Adrian Belew), Jamiroquai, Joe Jackson (to name a few). All those artists had joy in their music, even if the songs strayed into melancholy places, there was the joy of playing and I hear that musical joy in Back to Yours. 

"Ira in the Well" is from Back to Yours upcoming album "It's Dangerous At Home". 

[Back to Yours is a five-piece indie-rock, alternative-pop band formed by a group of friends - usually. The band - Aiden Jones (bass), Bryce Kassalow (guitar & vox), Daniel Luttway (keys & vox), Jiaan Mansuri (drums), and Tommy Levin (guitar & vox) - began playing together at Georgetown University during the spring of 2018. What began with Beatles covers and backyard parties has continued to evolve, as the band continues to write and perform in major cities up-and-down the east coast and midwest.]

-Robb Donker Curtius

THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pr2qiqBz7GIXRU0z6o3rb

https://backtoyours.bandcamp.com/album/demos

https://www.instagram.com/backtoyours/

https://www.backtoyours.com/

https://twitter.com/backtoyours


Back to Yours is a five-piece indie-rock, alternative-pop band formed by a group of friends - usually. The band - Aiden Jones (bass), Bryce Kassalow (guitar & vox), Daniel Luttway (keys & vox), Jiaan Mansuri (drums), and Tommy Levin (guitar & vox) - began playing together at Georgetown University during the spring of 2018. What began with Beatles covers and backyard parties has continued to evolve, as the band continues to write and perform in major cities up-and-down the east coast and midwest. 


Back to Yours, indie rock, alt rock, alt pop, soul pop, jam band, cross generational atmospheres, dreamy tones, croon vocals, "Ira in the Well", power pop, jazz dips, album "It's Dangerous At Home",