The absolute nimble musical intricacies of "Strange Birds" by Boston, Massachusetts' Makeout Palace pretty much slaps you across the face right away. Colin Ratcliff's fluid electric guitar lines (inspired by Radiohead's "Weird Fishes", hence the 'Strange Birds' title) compels you to listen as does the tightly wound constructions, shapes like Aidan Shapero quick drum fills and solid beyond in the pocket playing and Eva Levin's exquisite bass runs and vocal wail that suites the jaggedness of the song. This is also the first song that the trio have dropped a sax into and the choice is pretty stunning lending a jazz dipped chamber post punk aesthetic at times adding an artful dissonance. The outro with with the sax spinning out, the muscular bass pulling off it's own scene stealing as drums and guitar jam out is incredible and worth repeated listens just like "Strange Birds" itself.
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://www.instagram.com/makeoutpalaceofficial/
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a band of friends
Eva Levin (Vocals, Bass) Colin Ratcliff (Guitar) Aidan Shapero (Drums)
we make music for people to dance to, laugh to, cry to, and kiss to (not necessarily in that order)
Makeout Palace, alt rock, indie rock, progressive, jazz dips, post punk, psychedelic, experimental, jam rock, "Strange Birds", Boston, Boston Massachusetts,
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