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Released: 12/04/2009
With an arsenal of vintage sounds and a suitcase full of their Sunday best, The End Times Spasm Band revives the spirit of 1920s and 30s dance music, classic female blues singers, and red hot jazz.. Whether entertaining crowds on street corners or high society restaurants, End Times breathes new life into the Great American Songbook and spurs even skeptical audiences onto the dance floor. While many mid-90s swing revival acts mixed big band swing and jump blues, End Times recalls the pick-up spirit of early jazz, jug, and spasm bands who played hits of the day in a hot style on whatever instruments they could wrangle. Having instrumentation midway between a traditional New Orleans jazz quintet and a string band, The End Times Spasm Band has forged its own sound that augments high-brow lyricism and sweetened jazz arrangements with crisp banjo and sprightly kazoo.
On their second EP, End Times unfurls seven songs about love, heartbreak, and science. Songwriter Bart Helms conjured up a dance number about Cambridge philosophers ("Bertrand Hustle"), a manifesto for the noncommittal ("I Don't Roll Like That"), and a cautionary song based on a 19th century geological dispute ("Neptune and Pluto"). Whatever the subject, lead vocalist Lyndsy Rae Patterson finds the emotional core of the song and uses her earthy alto voice to connect with the audience. The rest of the band provides the steady pump of 1920s dance music and takes turns issuing hot solos. The first 50 copies shipped with a hand-made lyric booklet.
With an arsenal of vintage sounds and a suitcase full of their Sunday best, The End Times Spasm Band revives the spirit of 1920s and 30s dance music, classic female blues singers, and red hot jazz.. Whether entertaining crowds on street corners or high society restaurants, End Times breathes new life into the Great American Songbook and spurs even skeptical audiences onto the dance floor. While many mid-90s swing revival acts mixed big band swing and jump blues, End Times recalls the pick-up spirit of early jazz, jug, and spasm bands who played hits of the day in a hot style on whatever instruments they could wrangle. Having instrumentation midway between a traditional New Orleans jazz quintet and a string band, The End Times Spasm Band has forged its own sound that augments high-brow lyricism and sweetened jazz arrangements with crisp banjo and sprightly kazoo.
On their second EP, End Times unfurls seven songs about love, heartbreak, and science. Songwriter Bart Helms conjured up a dance number about Cambridge philosophers ("Bertrand Hustle"), a manifesto for the noncommittal ("I Don't Roll Like That"), and a cautionary song based on a 19th century geological dispute ("Neptune and Pluto"). Whatever the subject, lead vocalist Lyndsy Rae Patterson finds the emotional core of the song and uses her earthy alto voice to connect with the audience. The rest of the band provides the steady pump of 1920s dance music and takes turns issuing hot solos. The first 50 copies shipped with a hand-made lyric booklet.