MP3: Macha
Bands who look East for musical inspiration often find themselves cluttered by the faux spiritualism and melodramatic themes of enlightenment that can simply turn fans off. But for Macha, the bottom line has always been the music, moreover the embelishment and expansion of a sound using less traditional instruments like Sumatran gongs and a Javanese zither in a rock context. Their upcoming fourth record, Forget Tomorrow finds the band of multi-instrumentalists furthering the sound with an added emphasis on electronics while maintaining their unique "everything and the kitchen sink" approach. "Smash and Grab" has a nice four-to-the-floor bass drum energy that balances nicely with the nostalgic, processed vocals. "Calming Passengers" is an automatic late Summer anthem -- a beautiful vibraphone and guitar melody buried under washes of smartly layered feedback drone ala their awesome Macha Loved Bedhead split LP.
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