PRESS RELEASE: Two new EPs from Grammy-winning Roomful of Teeth
'It's like Roomful of Teeth on different sides of the planet' - Announcing Two New Albums from the Grammy-winning Vocal Ensemble
“This eight-voice ensemble, which includes the 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, is gleefully dismantling the traditional definition of ensemble singing right before our ears.” - NPR
Announcing two new recordings from the GRAMMY-winning Roomful of Teeth, a singular vocal ensemble that serves as “a kind of lab experiment for the human voice” capable of creating “vocal effects that most singers would never attempt.” (New Yorker)
“It's like Roomful of Teeth on different sides of the planet,” describes artistic director Brad Wells regarding the simultaneous release of a propulsively rhythmic "The Ascendant" from composer Wally Gunn alongside the immense resonance of Michael Harrison’s "Just Constellations."
There’s a beautiful contrast in these two EPs, with The Ascendant providing a close mic, highly produced studio sound as Roomful performs as if a band riffing with tight grooves and tight text, alongside a studio drummer (Jason Treuting of SO Percussion). That all takes a 180 in Just Constellations, where there are no words at all, only syllables.
The two EPs will be released digitally, and on limited edition vinyl, August 21. Pre-order your copies at Bandcamp today: The Ascendant | Just Constellations
'Gleefully dismantling the traditional definition of ensemble singing' - Roomful's Tiny Desk Concert
Watch Roomful of Teeth's Tiny Desk Concert with NPR Music from 2014. The first piece they perform is "The Fence is Gone" from Wally Gunn's The Ascendant, a work that Roomful releases in full August 21.
Help Celebrate Composer Molly Joyce's Debut Album
"At low volume, this is soothing, enveloping music: played louder, its edges reveal themselves."
- New York Music Daily
"mesmerizing, music that envelops you with its vibrancy"
-The Road to Sound
Join Molly Joyce and special guests as she celebrates the release of her debut album Breaking and Entering. Hosted by vocalist Carla Canales with appearances from album engineer Michael Hammond, Kevin Eikenberg of Four/Ten Media, and more, tune in to virtually celebrate and watch Molly perform from the record. Watch live on our Facebook page or on YouTube here.
Exploring Gentrification on WNYC's New Sounds: Featuring iT Boy's Nail House + Ted Hearne's Place
Episode #4376 of WNYC's New Sounds, hosted by John Schaefer, titled "Music About Homelessness and Gentrification" features tracks from iT Boy's The Nail House EP and Ted Hearne's Place, written with Saul Williams. Stream the entire episode here.
Bandcamp's Juneteenth Initiative Supports NAACP
Head to Bandcamp today, where the service's share of sales will go to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Participating NewAm artists are also donating their share of sales to organizations dedicated to addressing systemic issues of racial injustice. We'll post these artists' initiatives on Twitter.