Come August 19, Arc Iris will be taking both our ears and our minds to cosmological heights with their newest album, Moon Saloon. After several years of perfecting, Arc Iris has captured both a sound and concept that will plop you in a whirlwind between reality and your dream world.
Fans have been anxiously waiting for another taste of the Providence-based trio ever since their first self-titled album came out in 2012. Jocie Adams, formerly of The Low Anthem, guides us through Moon Saloon with ethereal ease – her voice melding with harmonious chords played by keyboardist Zach Tenorio-Miller, and even with the rhythms played by drummer Ray Belli. When comparing the two albums, Jocie says that the biggest difference comes from Ray: “[The percussion] is integral and essential. The drumming is more than something that makes the music more exiting – it is melodic.” If anybody has made it possible to harmonize with the drums, it would be these folks.
Moon Saloon layers and combines the sounds of every voice, chord and bang of the drum to create a symphonic experience. Despite Arc Iris’ dabbling in many genres, electronic-pop elements seem to rise above the rest throughout the album. “Sonically, it is a darker sounding record,” describes the Zach. “There’s use of samples, which we’ve never done before, and synthesizers.” When discussing these new elements that have developed their sound, Jocie adds, “I think the synthesizer influence is a big one, too. I don’t know if this translates, but I call them the cooler colors of the synthesizer’s palette.”
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