*The Following Press Release Was Issued By Clandestine PR*
Rubblebucket releases new single, “Teardrops”
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Genres: chill indie, alt-pop, funk
RIYL: Emily King, Tom Tom Club, Kimbra, Benny Sings, Kalbells, NEIL FRANCES, Vulfpeck, Scissor Sisters, Cuddle Magic, Tōth, Air
“Crying tears into our own inner oceans. Watching them amount to nothing in the face of Earth’s grandeur. Human futility, held in the vast wet Earthmother’s arms of OK-anyway-ness.” –Kalmia Traver on “Teardrops”
photo credit: Shervin Lainez
ABOUT THE SONG(S)
“Teardrops,” the new super groovy mid-tempo lounger from Rubblebucket is an anthem about crying out all the emotions. It represents a new direction for the band, who Rolling Stone has called “the indie rock Miami Sound Machine.” In contrast to much of their previous high-energy indie-pop work, “Teardrops” could be the perfect soundtrack for lazing on the sundeck and wistfully letting your feelings move through you (“Take me so deep I become the rain”). “Teardrops” is a rare duet from the band, with Tōth singing lead over the main riff while Kalmia Traver answers in response over a sea of 808s, synths, hazy rhythm guitars and Afrobeat horn arrangements. While mood and tempo may be slightly subdued, the hooks are are strong as ever, as Paste once put it, “catchy enough to ass-kick Katy Perry off the pop charts (in a just world).”
One of the most compelling groups on the scene since the early 2010s, Rubblebucket’s seeds were sown when Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth, the group’s front persons, co-writers and co-producers, first began a friendship as jazz students at the University of Vermont. Soon after, they formed Rubblebucket, using the project to delve into pop, funk, dance and psychedelia; performances have spanned Bonnaroo to Glastonbury to their self-curated Dream Picnic Festival and they’ve collaborated with kindred genre-blenders including Arcade Fire and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears. Their latest full-length LP Earth Worship showcases intricately sparkling beats, hooky vocals and irresistible melodic complexity—a celebration of togetherness, environmental curiosity and the pleasure of doing what you love.
LINKS
Rubblebucket: Website || Bandcamp || Instagram || Twitter || TikTok || Facebook
Egghunt Records: Website || Bandcamp || Instagram
SONG CREDITS
written by:
Alex Toth
Annakalmia Traver
produced by:
Rubblebucket
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