“I need to learn the meaning of work” declares Daniel Kleederman, in his Buckley-esque timbre, opening his debut LP, Another Life. But as Kleederman wonders, the body of work itself seems to answer: the meaning is in the monuments - the memorializing of precious relationships and breakups; grand epiphany and tortuous heartbreak; foggy hairpin bends and sweet, unforeseen surprises. Though the Western, MA native may be best known for his work as a guitarist and collaborator for indie rock powerhouse Bartees Strange, Kleederman has quietly been working up to his own debut album, co-produced with longtime musical partner, Chris Connors. Here, the instrumentalist and songwriter casts a steady gaze across the pains and pleasures of memory, soaking in the lessons they bring to the surface with a sacred, unhurried vigor. Inspired by the surrealism of loss, and the life-raft of truth, Another Life teems with a kaleidoscopic candor: melting harmonies, elastic rhythms and Kleederman’s dexterous and expressive guitar work coalesce his slow-burning, soft-focus observations into a genre-defying, rich and psychedelic tapestry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2xiyfYGOh4

Ciarra Fragale
“Sounding like a heady combination of Weyes Blood, Linda Ronstadt, and Gossip, Fragale’s sweet croon hovers over a pulsing bassline evoking the feeling of a long-ago summer ride in the “way back” of an old station wagon, eating popsicles with the back window cracked open.“
- Post punk
https://ciarrafragale.bandcamp.com/

Verboten
Verboten writes charming, folky pop songs about disillusionment. Songwriter Foster Powell pairs bright, melodic hooks with poetic lyrics and a sound indebted to 90s-era indie rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqofHaCFgI

Daniel Kleederman / Ciarra Fragale / Verboten

Daniel Kleederman / Ciarra Fragale / Verboten