TV Torso at Emo's [Show Preview]
The dissolution of Sound Team in 2007 - one of the more promising Austin acts in recent memory - had a silver lining. The two principal forces behind the band (Bill Baird and Matt Oliver) may have parted company, but that means fans get double the amount of music from these immensely talented songwriters. Baird releases albums at a steady clip under the moniker Sunset, while Oliver heads up TV Torso with the help of former Sound Team drummer Jordan Johns and new recruit Jimmy Rhea on bass.
Johns and Oliver also run Big Orange, an all-analog recording studio here in Austin that serves as their laboratory. TV Torso’s new EP, Status Quo Vadis, was recorded there, and it shows - the knotty pop songs are challenging but warm, shot through with rhythmic intensity, Oliver’s ragged melodies, and the kind of intimacy that only reel-to-reel tape can provide. TV Torso bring their characteristic sound to Emo’s inside stage tonight with locals International Waters opening, and you can download Status Quo Vadis via their Bandcamp page.
TV Torso: [website]
