the musical smoothie that is
“Palms.”
An acoustic guitar and night
sounds, such as crickets, are
added to the synths of “Door
#3.” That leads to a cacophony
of effects from Connery and
Landgrebe mashed up against
the punk-style drums of Danny
Murphy on “All Things You Say.”
The final interlude is the only
one with vocals, which haunt-
ingly match an eerie synth like
Moaning Myrtle in the bathroom
of Hogwarts.
Like they did with “Going
Home” on their debut EP, Sonic
Blume close “Beach Karma”
with an epic dreamy jam, “In
the Sun.” Recently crafted into
a video, the standout track fea-
tures the same hypnotic, puls-
ing tone as “Door #2,” but with
a different melody and rhythm.
The jam is kind of like a fifth in-
terlude that will please the shoe-
gaze and dream-pop fan, while
turning older fans of such bands
as Modern English onto those
styles.
Sonic Blume will play on Oct.
19 with Covey and I/O at The
Saint, Asbury Park, and Nov.
16 at Asbury Park Yacht Club
for the Second Annual Makin
Waves Hunger Benefit for Food
for Thought, the folks who or-
ganize the annual Thanksgiving
and Christmas dinners for the
hungry and the homeless at Lan-
gosta Lounge. That bill also will
include Wetbrain and The Cold
Seas feat. Drew the Recluse.
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Bob Makin is the reporter for www.MyCentralJersey.com/entertainment
and a former managing editor of The Aquarian Weekly, which launched
this column in 1988. Contact him at [email protected]. And like
Makin Waves at www.facebook.com/makinwavescolumn
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