Singer, the Band, has Mind Melting Powers

    Last night I went to a satisfying show held on a college campus. Two bands were playing. One which I never thought I would ever have the chance to see. The good bands just do not come around here anymore. The band is called Singer. The name is a mystery to me but I suspect they intentionally chose a name that would be hard to search for and find proper results.

    They play odd rhythms and splintered guitar riffs with bass guitar that makes it all feel like a powerful bull in a frantic dance. Each one of them sings (maybe a reason for the name), sometimes all of them in unison. It is quite eerie. When Robert Lowe sings there is an especially eerie ring behind his voice. Their music is probably considered the new psychedelic rock but I am not one that follows the genre binge so I couldn’t say. I just listen to what I like. The impression I get from these guys though does not suggest, in the slightest, that they are drug fiends.

    Singer is formed from members of several bands: Todd Rittmann (US Maple), Robert Lowe (90 Day Men), Ben Vida (Town and Country) and his brother Adam Vida (US Maple). They have successfully melded their styles into a vortex of wisdom and static.

    Last night I took several photos of the band and a few short video clips. I talked with the classically mustached bass player, Robert Lowe, briefly while I was purchasing a CD and t-shirt. In the process of asking him to please come back on their next tour I told him I would be unable to make it to the show tomorrow night due to my empty pockets. He, so kindly, said he’d put me on the guest list! It will be an amazing show again. More photos will be taken. And just maybe I’ll find out the reason for the name.

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    Google Video does not take kindly to this file… I’ve uploaded it twice and had problems even though the actual file runs normally… but I kind of like the errors in it so I gave up trying to upload it again.

Posted by flipjargendy April 2008

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