DOWNLOAD: The Spolkestra - Open Arms + We're Not The Only Ones
The story surrounding UK-based The Spolkestra is rather confusing. Born from a Scottish artist collective known as Transgressive North, the self-dubbed "punk orchestra" is led by trained composers Jamie Chambers and Duncan Strachan but extends to over fifteen members, who all contribute ideas, thoughts, and instrumentation to the project. They call their sound a "multicolour art-pop explosion" and that's not entirely far off: songs birthed on acoustic guitars are transformed into sprawling, indulgent excursions where strings, woodwinds, drums, and voices gladly fall all over themselves. The group is currently prepping their debut album Everything Is New, which promises guest appearances from Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), Owen Pallet (Final Fantasy), Bradford Cox (Deerhunter/Atlas Sound), and a one Jarvis Cocker (you know, that dude from Pulp). Before the album, though, they'll release the four-track Open Arms EP on May 4th, which we'll be previewing in two parts through our in-house digital label. You'll find the first two available tracks below, the delightfully bright and Dirty Projectors-ish "Open Arms" and the more classically "orchestral" "We're Not The Only Ones."
Sounds like: I'm From Barcelona, The Polyphonic Spree, Dirty Projectors
The Spolkestra - We're Not The Only Ones
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