MELISMA | SUMMER 2018 | 11
fall PREVIEW WHO WILL BLOW UP THE LEMON TWIGS
The Lemon Twigs are Long Island-based brothers who make theatrical rock music inspired by the 1960s and 1970s. Influenced by their early careers in film and on Broadway, their new record, Go To School, is a concept album based on the story of a chimpanzee raised as a human child by adoptive parents. The music is diverse, with songs ranging from the Big Star-worshipping rocker “Queen of My School” to “The Bully,” a mashup of bossa nova and marching band that somehow works. The overarching story is at once goofy and poignant, just like their whimsical music, setting the Twigs up for greater relevance down the road.
FAZE WAVE
Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida Faze Wave have been making music since they were in high school, but the band has begun to make a name in the indie rock scene with dreamy melodies and intimate lyrics that draw listeners in. The completely independent band has recorded two albums, landed themselves a spot opening for Broncho, and garnered nearly 750,000 streams on Spotify. Their latest album, Lethologica, has positioned Faze Wave to make it big.
JOEY DOSIK
Emerging out of the Vulfpeck orbit, Joey Dosik makes charmingly wholesome, soulful throwback R&B. Dosik became well known for his inexplicably basketball-focused single “Game Winner,” but it is his more traditional love songs, like the gorgeous “Running Away” and “Inside Voice.” The latter is the title track of his recent debut full-length, a thoughtfully composed and orchestrated exploration into slightly different retro stylings, but each song retains his distinctly light touch.
WHO TO SEE IN CONCERT
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