TSRE has moved apartments! Chris and I are currently figuring out our new digs in cozy Beacon Hill and as such posts might be a little short for a couple of days.
Menomena for a long time has been a personal favorite of mine. Both Friend & Foe and the criminally underrated I Am the Fun Blame Monster are massive albums that masterfully combine soft and forceful through a variety of instrumentation. Despite not seeming like dancy records, Menomena always finds subtle ways to make your body react to the rhythm.
Much to my pleasant surprise, Chris told me about Ramona Falls, the side project of Brent Knopf from Menomena and a Dartmouth graduate (!). I fell in love with the album Intuit on the first listen. Similar to Menomena, Ramona Falls emphasizes the relationship between soft and powerful in very intimate songs that still manage to be incredibly melodic. Using strings, keys, weird percussion and lots of other fun stuff, Knopf's "side project" is pretty massive. It's pretty grand.
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