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TINY ESCALATORS - ALBUM RELEASE - Review

   Folk trio Tiny Escalators have a new album out and you need to check it out now.  The self titled, 19 track album is full of amazing tunes.  You can find it on Bandcamp today.  The group is from Kansas City and brings a unique songwriting style and sound to the indie-folk scene.

   Earthy and honest, the album has a Neil Young, After the Gold Rush vibe that is really nice.  Singer-songwriter Nash High’s Long well crafted stories breath life into the soft acoustic melodies.   Melinda gives the group a full sound with violin and glockenspiel melodies and textures.  Mark Coulter’s unique percussion makes the band stand out.  Performed on a homemade bucket kit, with world music influences, Mark’s drumming distances the group from the cliche simple rhythms of other indie bands known for over using constant clapping.  Some of my favorites on the album are Ghosts, Little Circles, and Cobbled Together.  Ghosts features a great rhythm, and a fun story.  The interwoven vocal melodies and changing harmonies are really smooth.  Cleanly recorded and charming, “Little Circles”  harkens back to Appalachian mountain music.  “Cobbled Together” shows off some worldly violin riffs, and catchy lyrical hooks, that still have the quirky, surreal and personable tone Nash is known for.

   Other stand outs on the album are Morning Train Song, Our Potions, Threads, Telephone, and November Outro.  While a few of the songs sound more contemporary and poppy, others are timeless, and remind one of a traveling troubadour from centuries passed.  The album plays through solidly, and works as a nice cohesive collection, in a time when many artists are only releasing a single at a time. 

   If you want to see these guys live and are in the Kansas City area they are regulars at local bars, cafes, festivals, backyard parties and KC’s public libraries.  Give Tiny Escalators a download and check out all of their projects.   As always follow SharksEatMeat for more art and music news like this - Every day!

https://tinyescalators.bandcamp.com/releases

Review : Tiny Escalators

Review : Tiny Escalators

Tiny Escalators is a folk band in Kansas City, Missouri.  They have performed and recorded as a trio since they formed in a basement in 2015.  The band has a style like Neil Young and the Moldy Peaches.  A blend of soft acoustic indie with Latin drums that move the songs along: rolling like a dog scurrying across a wood floor.  

Band leader Nash High writes, sings and plays guitar, accordion and harmonica for the group.  Percussionist Mark Coulter performs on a homemade drum kit for Tiny Escalators.  Singer, violinist and marimba player Melinda Lavenau adds a great depth to the group, creating complex harmonies with vocalist Nash and providing moving melodies on violin and glockenspiel. 

Front man Nash works on interesting side projects including solo electronic music under his own name Nash and another shoegazing style project under the name Bran.  He also created a random music creator called the Voodoo Music Generator.  His other musical offshoots often contain his unique story-telling and narrative style vocals, with different, less acoustic instrumentation and compositions.  Drummer Mark Coulter also performs in other bands, including New York psychedelic cumbia band Los Coulters. 

Their recent album “Tiny Apartment Recordings” is available online, and features 14 strange tracks about ghosts, trains and telephones.  Songs like “Our Potions” and “We As All Things Grow” have a hauntingly smooth country rock tone, that makes you want to enjoy fresh air and relax.  The group has gathered a following with regular shows at personal venues such as libraries, coffee shops, and house parties, but they don’t shy away from bars, clubs, and festivals either.   Find out more about the talented group at the links below. 

https://soundcloud.com/nash-high

https://soundcloud.com/some-bran/sets/wyoming

https://soundcloud.com/tiny-escalators/weasallthings-sc

https://soundcloud.com/nash-high/corridors-1

https://soundcloud.com/nash-high/november-outro

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