"She is a dangerous commission / Always recycling admission / Scribbled promises spent / Written with delicate patience..."
The punch, power and spice of "Vital Signs" by Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania alt rock duo Arbor Atlantic feels seeded from different sounds and time lines, at least to me. The progressive rock dance is there but I also feel a sort of 80's sense too. There is a decidedly funk injection in the rhythms like a Duran Duran swagger. I also feel a strong 90's push when band like Linkin Park would fuse a lot of elements into their hybrid rock. At the same time, aughts progressive post hardcore of bands like At the Drive-In is shining through. Embedded in the sounds, I feel a mythological edge to the lyrics, current metaphors that might hinge on past events (or something like that). The poetry feels sort of baroque or art rock-esque, a lot going on.
The vocal aesthetic is cleanly expressed, wailing rock tones that could be power pop, no obvious screamo growls (at least not on this song) and the drum / bass anchor is so solid in the pocket. Amazing guitar work with, again, the funkiness throughout and I especially dig that. The funk factor is something I have always loved in rock, INXS, Bowie come to mind.
"I’m setting sail to vital signs
He’s built a frantic contrition
Sacrificing subtle suspicion
A hint of promises stated
Borrowing the speeches he’d simulated
Her lips pressed tight
Damming up the words she'd carefully rehearsed
Every word a trial
Every note denial"
Arbor Atlantic is Will Johns & Joe Wilde and their latest 11 track album is entitled "Quasar".
"I’m setting sail to vital signs
He’s built a frantic contrition
Sacrificing subtle suspicion
A hint of promises stated
Borrowing the speeches he’d simulated
Her lips pressed tight
Damming up the words she'd carefully rehearsed
Every word a trial
Every note denial"
Arbor Atlantic is Will Johns & Joe Wilde and their latest 11 track album is entitled "Quasar".
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Based out of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Arbor Atlantic is Will Johns & Joe Wilde.
Arbor Atlantic is a musical project intended to capture the "us" in music. Coming from two different backgrounds in songwriting, this collaboration is about a shared love for music. Our songs will not be of one specific sound or genre, but capture the experiences from a variety of sources. This is uncharted territory for us. This is our collective musical consciousness. This is Arbor Atlantic.
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