Press: Columbus Alive chooses The Van Allen Belt as staff pick

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Columbus Alive chooses The Van Allen Belt show as a staff pick:

“Here’s a toast to bands that dig through the past and actually come up with something magically new, bands like Pittsburgh’s glorious The Van Allen Belt. As collected on 2010 album “Superpowerfragilis: Or How I Learned To Stop Caring And Love The Drug,” the group’s fresh take on psychedelia conjures sprightly choral anthems from black and white movie musicals and plops them in the middle of Avalanches-inspired acid trip hip-hop. The juxtaposition of “old” and “new” sounds can feel so forced, but this is as far from that problem as possible. Nothing sounds like this.”

// The Van Allen Belt media page //

Press: The Deli Magazine features The Slowdown mp3 “To Wonder”

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The Deli Magazine features “To Wonder”, the new single from The Slowdown:

“To Wonder” is a bit more straightforward than the band’s previous single, “A Mirror, A Torch.” The song is driven by Sam Hoskin’s whispy vocals, atmospheric backing vocals, and constantly moving backbeat, with a heavy alternative but bluesy Jerry Cantrell-style guitar solo to top things off.”

// The Slowdown media page //

Press: Orlando Weekly previews Daymoths show

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Orlando Weekly previews Daymoths show:

“In the mid-aughts, when indie hip-hop mavens Slug and Murs had crossed over just enough to propel Slug’s rap imprint (Rhymesayers) and a Warner Bros. record deal for Murs, the pair co-founded a label called Women Records. The intent was to release music by the bands in their respective cities – Los Angeles and Minneapolis – that they’d come to know and love but weren’t exactly going to benefit from their hip-hop-minded contacts. One of those bands was the Hold Steady. Another was quirky Minnesota outfit Vox Vermillion, whose bassist, Ollie Dodge, and cellist, Emily Dantuma, currently comprise the duo Daymoths. Taking front and center on keyboards and vocals, Dantuma reveals a voice and presence with genuine heft and charisma in contrast with the now-defunct Vox Vermillion’s lyrical airiness, while her husband, Dodge, who moved behind the drum kit for this project, supports Dantuma harmonically as much as rhythmically.” – Justin Strout

// Daymoths media page //

Press: New Times Broward-Palm Beach interviews Daymoths

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Things that you’ll know about Daymoths after reading this New Times Broward-Palm Beach interview: the ingredients of their soap, that they’ve been in love for 15 years (!!!), and that their relationship with South Florida began the way the best things on the road begin – musicians helping musicians. Something you still won’t know after reading this interview: they have an urban chicken coop.

// Daymoths media page //