Crumb (band)
Crumb is an American indie rock band, founded in Boston. The group is a collaboration of Brooklyn-based musicians Lila Ramani (guitar, vocals), Jesse Brotter (bass, backing vocals), Brian Aronow (synthesizers, keyboard, saxophone), and Jonathan Gilad (drums), who met while attending Tufts University.[1]
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Origin | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Years active | 2016 - present |
Website | https://www.crumbtheband.com |
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History
Ramani, Brotter, Aronow, and Gilad came together in 2016 to develop and record a collection of songs Ramani had started writing in high school and college, ultimately resulting in the band’s first two EPs, Crumb (2016) and Locket (2017). Both EPs were independently released, with physical cassettes released by DIY label Citrus City Records.
Crumb went on to release their debut full-length album, Jinx, on June 14, 2019.[2] The album received positive reviews from music critics.[3][4][5]
Music style
Indie Current described Crumb's sound on 'Locket' as psychedelic slacker-rock.[6] Paste Magazine called their sound a meld of "60s psych, loose jazz, and freeform indie rock into a soothing pop amalgamation." Their sound has been compared to Melody's Echo Chamber, BadBadNotGood, Quilt, Tame Impala, and Broadcast.
References
- "Crumb: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- "Crumb Announce Debut Album Jinx, Share New Song "Nina": Listen". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- "Crumb: Jinx". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "Crumb Play Snake Charmer to Mental Disquiet on Jinx". Consequence of Sound. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- Ordaz, Sophia. "Review: Crumb's Jinx Is a Psych-Rock Debut That's Hard to Shake". Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "Crumb's Instant Classic "Locket" Is Our Favorite Music Video Right Now". Indie Current. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2019-03-20.