The Bronzed Chorus


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The name, The Bronzed Chorus, perfectly captures the warm, harmonious sound of this Greensboro, NC math rock duo. Guitarist Adam Joyce pairs his signature melodic tone with Hunter Allen’s dynamic percussion, setting this band apart in the genre. Following two full-lengths and 2011’s Gleaning EP, their new album Summering showcases the band in peak form.

The absence of vocals is forgotten from the first notes of opener “Don’t Go To That Pool Party” as Joyce picks out intricate layers of melody, while “Books” features Allen’s incredible syncopated drumming. On “Cowabunga, Ohio”, the merengue-tinged beat syncs with Joyce’s shifting tone, building to a rich, polyrhythmic climax.

With each track, The Bronzed Chorus demonstrates emotional maturity grounded in technical skill. “Tin Roof Burrito” builds on its sludge roots into a round robin of octaves and pitch-bended harmony. “Hounds of the Barrier” exemplifies the band’s ability to push and pull with sweeping beauty in their songs.

The Bronzed Chorus can be thoughtful one minute and frantic the next, as in “How Gooda Friends Are Ya?” and the 4-bit freak out of “Rodeo Rodeo”. Closing track “Widdley Wah (Till the Break of Dawn)” sounds like the very definition of a bronzed chorus washing over you.

The Bronzed Chorus have created a sound all their own. Summering is an instrumental album filled with depth and emotion. It rewards repeated listens. A four week US tour beginning in late September will be followed by a European Tour with labelmates Self-Evident in April 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UPCOMING SHOWS

 


9/23/2016 NORFOLK, VA* Work Release

9/24/2016 RICHMOND, VA Strange Matter

9/25/2016 BALTIMORE, MD* The Crown

9/26/2016 WASHINGTON DC* Dewdrop Inn

9/27/2016 LANCASTER, PA* Zoetropolis Theater

9/28/2016

PHILLY,PA*

Kung Fu Necktie

9/29/2016 MONTCLAIR, NJ*

73 See Gallery

9/30/2016

TROY, NY RPI* Ground Zero

10/1/2016 MONTREAL, QC

La Vitrola

10/2/2016 TORONTO, ON Smiling Buddha

10/3/2016 KITCHENER ON

Yeti Cafe

10/4/2016

ANN ARBOR, MI

The Club Above

10/5/2016

DETROIT, MI

The Loving Touch

10/6/2016

GRAND RAPIDS, MI Mulligans


10/7/2016

CHICAGO, IL^ Subterranean

10/8/2016 MINNEAPOLIS, MN^ 331
10/9/2016

MADISON, WI^

The Frequency

10/10/2016 ROCKFORD, IL Daytrotter Session

10/11/2016 LAWRENCE, KS Jackpot Music Hall

10/12/2016

KANSAS CITY, MO Riot Room

10/13/2016 ST.LOUIS, MO

Blank Space

10/14/2016 NASHVILLE,TN Foobar

10/15/2016 LOUISVILLE,KY

The New Vintage

10/16/2016 BLOOMINGTON, IN

 

10/17/2016

FORT WAYNE,IN

The Brass Rail

10/18/2016

KENT, OH

Zephyr Pub

10/19/2016 PITTSBURGH, PA Black Forge Coffee

10/20/2016 HARRISONBURG,VA* Golden Pony


 

 


 



DISCOGRAPHY



dpg 027
Summering
(2016)
LP/CD/Digital
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