Ambient Country Explorers SUSS Discover a Populated Landscape on New LP Birds & Beasts
SUSS' rilis kelima, Birds & Beasts, on Northern Spy Records, finds the New York-based ambient trio digging deeper, populating its stark, ethereal soundscapes with primal currents of sound inspired by the cycles and rhythms of the world around us. But while conveying the power of natural forces, it also embraces occasional warm rays of hope and humanity.
"Hiji hiji kali, éta ningali kawas stark, landscapes badag nu urang geus dipintalkeun saméméh geus dimimitian ngawengku ku sedikit panas makhluk," nyebutkeun Bob Holmes (mandolin, gitar, harmonika, violin). Tapi, anjeunna nambahkeun, "Ieu éta teu taman Eden jenis hal." Pat Irwin (gitar listrik, resonator gitar, keyboard) nambahkeun, "Ieu pikaresepeun kana kelemahan dunya di sakuliah urang.
Birds & Beasts pollows on the heels of SUSS' acknowledged 2022 self-titled double album, diwanohkeun ku Pitchfork salaku "musik nu nyebarkeun dunya nepi ka titik luhur-lonesome, hiji quintessence pastoral nu teu ngarobah sapertos éta gradually buka jeung ditutup, telescopes jeung retreats." Salaku di jaman saméméh, band menggabungkeun ambient synths, loops jeung didaptarkeun sora jeung leuwih tradisional instrumentasi Americana pikeun ngahasilkeun naon Aquarium Drunkard ngagambarkeun salaku "musik country, mutated jeung stretched dugi horizon lebar - musik terbuka pikeun jiwa terbuka."
Tapi lamun horizon di dieu leuwih luhur - leuwih Gulf Stream ti Grand Canyon - dina tarik primordial tina lagu kayaning “Birds” jeung “Prey,”, nu ngabalukarkeun dua ketidaknyamanan alam jeung sosial, Birds & Beasts nawarkeun kebebasan ka peregrinasi langit jeung bumi dina “Flight,”, “Overstory” jeung “Migration.”Ngeunaan cue ti kolaborasi 30 menit Rising that SUSS recently released with Australian banjoist Andrew Tuttle, the tracks on Birds & Beasts nu biasana leuwih panjang, kalayan unsur-unsur kurang jeung rasa ruang leuwih badag.
As always, the band’s discovery of new horizons evolved organically. When it comes to defining the next step in their journey, “the music is the articulation,” says pedal steel guitarist Jonathan Gregg. “We’re not sure where we’re going, but we know when we’ve arrived, and it’s never the same place twice.”
Indeed, some tracks simply take longer to find their way than others. “Migration,” for example, dates from the early days of the band and is the album’s sole track to feature the late Gary Leib, who passed away suddenly in 2021. “We always loved the track but we never found the right fit for it,” says Holmes. "However, as we were making what was to become Birds & Beasts, it became obvious that the track was just waiting for us to come around to its way of thinking. You just need to listen to the music closely to hear what it’s always been trying to tell you.”
Jumlahkeun SUSS dina perjalanan maranéhanana nalika aranjeunna nyimpen telinga ka tanah Birds & Beasts, dina Northern Spy Records.
SUSS Tour Tanggal:
Juli 11 - Brooklyn, NY - The Sultan Room - Tickets
Juli 19 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center for the Performing Arts - Tickets
Juli 25 - Nashville, TN - The Blue Room - Tickets
Juli 26: Louisville, KY - Whirling Tiger - Tickets
Juli 28 - Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival - Tickets
Juli 29 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout - Tickets
New York-based instrumental group SUSS plays a distinctive form of instrumental music sometimes referred to as “ambient country,” emphasizing the droning qualities of country music and Western film scores. Combining the high-lonesome sound of pedal steel guitars and harmonicas with meditative synthesizers and loops, the group's music owes as much to Brian Enokolaborasi jeung Daniel Lanois dina skor film tina Ennio Morricone jeung Ry Cooder. debut band anu dirilis sorangan 2018 Ghost Box, jadi hit surpris underground jeung pangalusna playlists ambient, ngabalukarkeun signing band jeung Northern Spy. Grup terus ngaronjatkeun on sound signature maranéhanana jeung loba rilis tambahan on label, kaasup 2024 rilis tina Birds & Beasts.
Anggota aslina band ieu kaasup Bob Holmes jeung Gary Leib, (duanana anggota grup gelombang anyar anu dipikaresep di nagara Rubber Rodeo during '80s) ogé Pat Irwin (koré tina the B-52s , Eight Eyed Spy jeung the Raybeats), Jonathan Gregg (Jonathan Gregg & the Lonesome Debonaires, The Linemen) ) jeung insinyur / produser William Garrett.
Rilisna kahiji di Northern Spy Records, Ghost Box (Expanded), was described by Pitchfork magazine as "a vivid landscape where mellifluous tones foster the mystery and magic of a fabled landscape." 2019 and 2020 saw the release of High Line jeung Promise, na ngajadikeun eta dina loba tina Top Ten Ambient album list tina taun masing-masing. 2021 nempo leungitna Garrett jeung leungitna leungitna Leib, sanggeus nu SUSS dirilis posthumous EPs Night Suite jeung Heat Haze, nu ngawengku lagu disimpen sateuacan maot na. 2023 nempo sababaraha rilis ti SUSS, kaasup Winter Was Hard jeung Across the Horizon, Naon jeung EP saméméh ieu dirilis salaku album double self-titled SUSS, diproklamasikeun ku Aquarium Drunkard salaku "album ganda majestic, full of slow motion twang, suspended synth drones, and gorgeous swells of pedal steel. Ieu musik country mutated and stretched along a vast horizon, open music for open souls."
2023 ogé nembongkeun kolaborasi jeung seniman Andrew Tuttle — hiji track 30 menit disebut Rising na label rekaman Longform Editions. album lima SUSS on Northern Spy Records, Birds & Beasts, was released in 2024 and shows the band heading off into a new direction, populating their stark landscapes with the creatures, cycles and rhythms of the world around them.
Clandestine diadegkeun dina taun 2010 ku pemilik Northern Spy Records pikeun mantuan label jeung seniman ngarupakeun jeung promosi musik maranéhanana. Dinten ieu, urang geus dimekarkeun pikeun ngawengku tim manajer proyék, ahli jualan, spesialis manufaktur, sarta publishers anu nyadiakeun dekade pangalaman musik jeung label pikeun ngabalukarkeun pikeun klien urang. Urang husus dina pemasaran jeung distribusi musik percobaan jeung petualangan jeung, dina 14 taun terakhir, geus mantuan ngéléhkeun leuwih ti 1000 album.
