The Burning Kettles

The Unlikely Event

Your Sunday morning sadness just got a new soundtrack. The debut EP from this sextet is made up of three songs that blend folk, rock and synthesizers with no fear about getting a little noisy.  The combination of keys and violins allow the music to live in a lush variety of sounds while the alternating male and female lead vocals draw in the listener like comfort of an old sweater.  I Hope That Death is a Light begins inconspicuously as a gentle folk ballad but crescendos into an unexpected yet deliciously refreshing mix of synthesizer and violin.  The song then stops on a dime and comes back with a 70s singer-songwriter type vibe.  The Burning Kettles are a hard group to put a finger on, and for a relatively new outfit they have definitely found a different sound with this interesting blend of synthy folk rock.

Published in Volume 67, Number 26 of The Uniter (May 29, 2013)

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