In recent years, we’ve covered a lot of bands from the North-Eastern USA, but one prolific artist tends to come back under our radar time and again – named The Pull of Autumn , the fact is that they make music for all seasons, covering a wide range of emotions, musical genre and even geography. If you think things couldn’t get / sound more diverse than that, consider the fact that every song the collective releases on an album features a different lead vocalist.
Today we have the pleasure to premiere their latest earworm of a single –‘Opening / Closing’. Featuring Kraig Jordan on vocals, as well as guitar and bass, he is joined by The Pullof Autumn’s mastermind Daniel Darrow on synths. Inspired by a deeply reflective period, as the world began to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, Jordan wrote this song together with his songwriting partner Guy Benoit. Keeping it a homegrown Rhode Island affair, ‘Opening / Closing’ was recorded at Plan of a Boy studio in Providence, representing a poignant exploration of reentry into a transformed society. This feels pure, reflecting minimalistic songwriting at its best, with just the right accents. For that, we send kudos to all involved.
The second taste of their fifth album ‘Memory Tree’, this single follows ‘I Was Just Dreaming’, which features Boston artist Bruce MacLeod on vocals. Described as “a melancholy remembrance of moments in time and life”, this album will be released via Boston imprint RBM Records on CD and digitally, two years after The Pull of Autumn’s ‘Beautiful Broken World’ album, which involved several music luminaries, including The Pop Group’s Mark Stewart, Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish and producer Adrian Sherwood.
Jordan explains, “Opening/Closing” harnesses the raw emotions and experiences of its creators during a time of global uncertainty and change. It features a rich blend of acoustic and electric guitars, layered with a diverse array of percussion, capturing the essence of renewal and the complex emotions tied to reengaging with the outside world. When I sent Daniel Darrow the stems to work on he expressed he wanted this add an electronic element to the song via electronics and synthesis, the results are an exciting take on electro – acoustic music”
Daniel Darrow adds “I first heard Kraig’s music through a friend, who worked with him on a electronic project called Nerve Pill. Noting that Kraig’s tastes in music were similar to mine, I began exploring his music to find he is a great songwriter and artist. I’m excited to have contributed to this track, which touches upon so many styles of composition and shared memories of a strange and often lonely time.”
The Pull of Autumn is a revolving-door collective lead by Rhode Island artist Daniel Darrow of 80s post-punk group Johanna’s House of Glamour and core members Bruce MacLeod, Matthew Darrow and Luke Skyscraper James (I.R.S. recording artist Fashion). Each release involves a revolving door of notable and emerging artists, both from the local music scene and further abroad. The band’s debut 2018 eponymous album was followed by‘Afterglow’ in 2019, ‘Small Colors’ in 2020 and‘Beautiful Broken World’ in 2022.
‘Memory Tree’ features contributions by such artists as Philip Parfitt (The Perfect Disaster), Ricky Humphrey (This Twisted Wreckage), San Francisco-based artists Leigh Gregory and Julius Manning, Berkeley singer-songwriter Sophia Campbell, and two local music legends – Rhode Island Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame inductee Paul Everett and producer, songwriter and artist Kraig Jordan.
As of May 1, ‘Opening / Closing’ is available exclusively via Bandcamp, where the ‘Memory Tree’ album can be pre-ordered. On May 31, this record goes live across all digital music platforms, including Apple Music andSpotify.
TRACK LIST
1. Memory Tree (feat. Daniel Darrow)
2. Walter Benjamin (feat. Leigh Gregory)
3. Freedom’s a Thief (feat. Sophia Campbell)
4. Lovely Fellow (feat. Luke Skyscraper James)
5. The Dolphins (feat. Paul Everett)
6. Awakening (feat. Leigh Gregory)
7. I Was Just Dreaming (feat. Bruce Macleod)
8. Lines Written (feat. Philip Parfitt)
9. A Shrine to Past Memories (feat. Matthew Darrow)
10. Lost Time (feat. Julius Manning)
11. Flow Motion (feat. Ricky Humphrey)
12. Opening / Closing (feat. Kraig Jordan )
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