![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “You have hip-hop, indie rock, metal and all sorts of genres of music. “The music scene is pretty diverse,” he explained. And with ‘Minotaur,’ it’s all about recognizing inner fear, trying to avoid it and how lonely that can be.”Īnd while “The Alien Coast” may come off as marking quite an abrupt musical shift for the band to make, Janeway points to the group’s roots playing in Birmingham clubs as being a prime incubator for what was spawned on “The Alien Coast.” “It was terrifying how clearly you could see the devil in this painting. “Man, I got the chills looking at that painting,” Janeway admitted. Picasso provided the spark for “Minotaur,” a jam soaked in Janeway’s falsetto vocal that undulates over a loop conjured up by guitarist Browan Lollar and inspired by the late Cubist’s habit of using the fictional monster as an alter-ego in his work. “Bermejo and the Devil,” a simmering gem paced by a sturm-and-dirge beat and spooky whispered harmonies, came out of the vocalist viewing the former’s “Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil” at The National Gallery in London. Helping lead the charge was bassist/founding member Jesse Phillips, whose efforts found him rafting a beat and bass line he drew out of a newly bought Korg minilogue analog synth for “The Last Dance,” a chugging anthem driven by a hypnotic groove.Īrt loomed large as an inspiration for Janeway, who found himself being inspired by 15th-Century Spanish painter Bartolomé Bermejo and fellow Iberian Pablo Picasso. ![]()
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