I genuinely don’t understand why Brasstronaut aren’t huge. Their debut record, last year’s Mount Chimera, was a gripping, startlingly mature set of inventive, erudite pop songs that, despite good reviews, inexplicably passed rather unnoticed.
Latest single ‘Opportunity’ sees the Canadian band in rather more melodramatic form. The track, with its tin-can percussion, ‘Ghost Town’ guitar and sprawling bassline, sounds rather like a highlight from a lost Andrew Lloyd Webber score. It’s fantastically detailed, somehow incorporating elements of musical theatre and ‘Born Slippy’-esque early 2000s dance.
‘Opportunity’ is out 19th September on Unfamiliar – but you can download it here for free, for 24 hours only.
Brasstronaut – Opportunity by The Line Of Best Fit
Brasstronaut play the following UK dates:
13.09.11 London, Madame Jo Jo’s – White Heat with Miracle Fortress
14.09.11 London, The Electricity Showrooms
15.09.11 Liverpool, The Shipping Forecast with Airship
16.09.11 Manchester, Kraak Gallery Space
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