SOUNDTRACK: FRANCES CONE-Tiny Desk Concert #647 (September 8, 2017).
Frances Cone is a relatively new band (their second album is due out soon).
There’s keys, drums guitars and lots of harmonies.
Christina Cone sings primary vocals but Adam Melchor sings lovely hrmony vocals The keys dominate on the first song “Unraveling” until the gentle acoustic guitarists add a nice texture. What’s interesting is that once the acoustic guitars kick in, Andrew Doherty, on bass, gets to play a more prominent lead riff and also takes over on lead vocals while keys and guitar do the oohs an harmonies. It really changes the texture of the song and when Christina takes leads back again, it’s really something else,
The song is simple but really catchy with a powerful chorus. and Christina’s occasional high notes are a very nice accent.
I really enjoy when a band gushes to be on Tiny Desk, and Christina seems really overcome with joy (so does Adam later).
I love the keyboard sound she chooses for “Arizona”–an old fashioned organ sound. She sings lead but he guys are right behind her with low harmonies and oohs as needed. Andrew switches to lead guitar (with the keys handling the low end) which adds a whole new sound to their repertoire, and the chorus is really catchy with Christina’s soaring vocals.
before the final song, Adam says, “I was watching that Shia LaBeouf “Just Do It” video–don’t let your dreams be dreams–and that what this feel’s like.
Bob: “I wondered where you were going with that.”
Christina: “Are you referencing Shia LaBeouf right now?”
Adam switches from acoustic to electric and there’s some great buzzy bass sounds out of the keys. The guys sings some gorgeous harmony vocals on this song. I love that the spare use of guitars comes in with some neat harmony melody lines mid-verse.
There’s also a drummer who I haven’t mentioned–he did a lot of interesting sounds–sometimes using mallets but playing a rim shot with each stick, or using the mallets properly.
Christina Cone (keys, vocals); Andrew Doherty (electric bass, electric guitar, vocals); Adam Melchor (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals); Alex Baron (drums).
[READ: October 1, 2016] Ms Marvel: Last Days
This book collects books 16-19 of the Ms. Marvel series and kind of wraps up the story (sort of, there’s another series that has come out and starts with issue #1–so confusing!). This book also includes a 2 issue crossover with Amazing Spider Man-7 & 8.
This book opens with yet another amazing crossover–Kamala gets to meet the original Ms Marvel, Carol Danvers (who is now Captain Marvel and, confusingly to me, is dressed in a strange suit with what looks like a mohawk). Kamala is worried thay Carol will be mad that she copped the Ms Marvel name, but Carol is cool with it–Kamala has earned the title. (more…)
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