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Le Diamant Brut: Black Gold & Kat Edmonson
What’s the Deal: Eric Ronick and Than Luu have spent a large portion of their music-making careers backing up other groups. Now, the two Brooklyn multi-instrumentalists have joined forces to craft some of the most melodic, atmospheric, melodramatic tunes merging pop, indie rock and electronics that two natural musicians can muster. Their debut, Rush, came out earlier this year, and it utilizes the infectious sounds of keys, strings, guitars and beats to create a lullaby that’s hard to wake up from.
The second track on their new album is “Plans & Reveries,” and it’s so chock full of harmony and feeling that it quivers. The piano keys and guitars ring like chimes, and the drums skip and clatter. There’s a light thrum of strings right after a chorus that could have been taken right out of the Jimmy Eat World playbook. Damn, if it isn’t oh so catchy.
Something Interesting: Both Ronick and Luu have more than earned their spurs collectively contributing to the sound of acts like M. Ward, Rachel Yamagata, Panic at the Disco and Ambulance Ltd. Also, keep an eye open for the duo during SXSW.
Other Songs Worth Checking Out: “Detroit” and “The Comedown”
What’s the Deal: She’s a fresh, young voice in jazz, with a tone as classic and cool as the genre itself. This Austin local began to make a dent in the populous with her video and song “Be the Change,” which touched down on radio and television, and the video received a fair amount of YouTube love. Her new album, Take To the Sky, is just now available, and she’s even included on the brand new Austin Music Volume 8 CD, along with local acts like Drew Smith, Guy Forsyth and Dan Dyer. And, you can catch her at South by if you get tired of all the usual indie suspects.
“Just One of Those Things” from her new album is a perfect example of her musical caliber. Edmonson has a potent lounge/pop voice capable of appealing not just to ardent jazz fans, but anyone who appreciates a delicately impactful and classically poppy vocal style. The song begins with a piano dance and the hiss of a cymbal and then steps up with her powerful voice and a throbbing horn.
Something Interesting: She does a great slowed-down jazz lounge version of the Cure song “Just like Heaven” that flutters and gently coasts around on an airy breeze.
Other Songs Worth Checking Out: “Be the Change” and “Lucky”
