Slow Down, Molasses
There is a mouthful for a band name – Slow Down, Molasses, who are from Saskatoon in Canada, with a population of c250 000 – why do I mention it- well 9 of them are in the band, with added help from time to time. I have visions of a conurbation here. The core is - Tyson McShane, Patrick Schmidt, Ryan Drabble, Paul Ross, Quentin Reschny, Jeanette Stewart, Chrix Morin, Kristine Eggertson & Adrienne Tastad. I am reminded by numbers, of Elephantom, who topped the New Year Ninety 2010 chart, so don’t get too sneery.
Slow Down Molasses
Ouch – my head is hurt from being punched – Seb from Pin Drop Publicity has been highlighting these guys for nearly a year now, you know what, I even managed to miss the UK tour – they have now left the shores to spread their wings elsewhere. (Don’t shoot Seb – Slow Down, Molasses, shoot me), but no matter, the music lingers.
I am not sure where I connect with the band, but somewhere in my cortex, it works for me. 60′s pop meets ’70s festival and Slow Down, Molasses take their space. Viola rasps against electronics, yet it blends as sweetly as a Kir Royale, as the band ably mix contemporary and classics to envelop a new space.
As adeptly they are able to explore up-tempo, which is subjugated by trumpets. A joy to listen to the nonet as they balance one against the other, never overclouding- which is a credit. Slow Down Molasses, are deftly able to reconfigure the musical constructs they pursue with a sharp blow to the expectation.
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