Field Notes 4.17.22

EMPATH

Showcasing an other worldly sound of noise, punk, psychedelia, jazz, and other genres I've yet identified (I may be picking up some wonderful calliope-inspired notes in the keys) Philadelphia's Empath arrived at the Empty Bottle Sunday night dispelling any hardlines drawn between such genres, their songs made cohesive by bombastic and incredibly proficient percussive beats, playfully complex synths, with the seemingly disparate dots connected by Catherine Elicson's pervasive riffs, and powerfully melodic vocals.

Huge fan!