ARTIST: Pomegranates
TITLE: Everything Is Alive
LABEL: Lujo
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 183kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 31m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-04-00
RIP DATE: 2008-02-21
Track List
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1. Transportation 0:51
2. Whom/Who 2:54
3. In The Kitchen 2:29
4. Late Night Television 2:18
5. The Bellhop 3:16
6. Appreciations 3:13
7. Desert Hymn 3:18
8. Thunder Island 3:32
9. The Uncanny Terrace Treeclimber 3:03
10. Honey Moon Pie 2:52
11. Thunder Meadow 3:46
Release Notes:
As the old adage goes, ôdiamonds are a girlsÆ best friend.ö Whereas that may be
true for some, this girl thinks music lays diamonds to waste. Sure diamonds are
sparkly and pretty to look at, but the same can be said of the band
Pomegranates, and they play music too. See? Wasted.
ItÆs not just any olÆ music the Poms play either. The Cincinnati-based quartet
works a fine blend of pop rock, or as the boys call it, ôexperimental pop.ö I
know what youÆre thinkingùtruly experimental music doesnÆt have pop appeal. In
most cases youÆd be right, but this is just what sets the Poms apart. They
somehow manage to integrate both into their music, and they do it well.
Pomegranates began in the young minds of Jacob Merritt and Isaac Karns, long
time friends whose respective musical projects had recently disbanded. With a
mutual desire to continue making music, the two began penning songs. Immediately
they felt this new project was heading places, so they solicited the help of
Joey Cook, and the three got down to business. Their initial practice session
gave shape to what would later become their first song, ôNursery Magicö. Several
weeks later, they added Karl Spaeth into the mix, and the Poms were official.
This was November 2006.
It was not even four months later when the band began to record their debut EP,
Two Eyes, at The Lunchington in Columbus. The five-song disc was tracked in two
days and the finished product is no flash in the pants either. The EP boasts
intricate, melodic guitar arrangements adorned by bells, samplings and keys.
Hand claps and tambourines actualize in the quirky percussion section, while
falsetto vocals dance delightfully above. This is sophisticated stuff for such a
youthful band.
The fact that the music is sophisticated is not the only thing noteworthy about
the Poms. Recording an EP within four months of being a band is fairly
unprecedented, not to mention recording five tracks in a mere two days. IÆm not
even finished yet. When Two Eyes hit streets June 12 of 2007, it was no more
than a week later they were inking a deal with indie label, Lujo Records. Are
you keeping up with the pace here?
ItÆs no stretch of the truth that things have moved fast for this fledgling
band, a band the Ohio City Beat has said is a ôless spastic, but no less dynamic
Modest Mouse.ö Another local publication said this of the Poms:
ôPomegranates showcase transitions and dynamic prowess [through use of] melodic
guitar lines, gusto vocals, and unorthodox song structures.ö
Initial impressions such as these are oft times accurate, and dare I say,
especially in this case. The band has already elicited comparisons to a host of
legendary acts, including but not limited to: Arcade Fire, Love Tractor, Pixies,
The Kinks, Wolf Parade, and The Zombies. The Poms have a fresh, taintless,
creative sound that is making impressions and getting them places fast.
Joey Cook (vocals, Guitar, Keys, Percussion), Isaac Karns (Guitar, Bass,
Sampling, Percussion, Vocals), Karl Spaeth (Bass, Guitar) and Jacob Merritt
(Drums, Percussion) are Pomegranates. Two Eyes was recorded and produced by Drew
Bullock and Aaron Neirman at The Lunchington in Columbus, Ohio. The forthcoming
LP will be released worldwide by Lujo Records in 2008.
http://www.myspace.com/pomegranatesart