These are dark, folky songs, sung in a bold baritone that engenders a certain rawness. This is complicated by simple but majestic musical arrangements, an unexpected playfulness, and even a pop-sensibility at times.
The band’s first album, Two Phantoms & A Holy Ghost, was self-released in Fall 2009 and was well-received by fans and critics. It was a meditative, weighty, but hopeful group of songs featuring reflections on our apparent, or sometimes not so apparent, mortality.
Seeking a change of scenery and new inspiration, Ingersoll set course for another rough-and-tumble western city, the great Barbary Coast, commonly known as San Francisco. Two more musicians joined the project upon his arrival and quickly brought new life to the music: erstwhile co-conspirator David MacFadden-Elliott (keyboards/percussion/samples) offers effortless bass lines and beats; and Amy Foote, (vocals/keyboards) adds textures, floating harmonies, and electronic oddities with both chords and vocal chords.
The new album, Like The Blood, covers a lot of ground in subject and in sound, which you might expect from something written from Idaho to China to San Francisco.
Lyrically it moves past mortality into rebirth; the idea of evolution and progress from a generation to the next, as death may be the end for one person, there are those that do continue on. Are we who continue seeing progress in our constant evolution? Is it hindering or helping us? Does any of it even matter? Perhaps senselessness carries just as much weight as the meaningful. What does your job, generation, choices or identity mean with all this cosmic pushing and pulling? What about excitement and fun dammit?
Tour Dates:
02.08 · San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
02.14 · Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge
Sonically, these songs are a bit like the musical version of
an Old Fashioned with rabbit-shaped ice cubes. Much of the guitar was recorded
with a $100 Silvertone guitar from the early 1960s. David has introduced
compelling loops with his sampler. Amy soars through each track with dancing,
effortless melodies. The music is more brave, fun, and elemental than ever
before.
Artist: Night Genes
Album: Like The Flood
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Track Listing
01. I'd Rather Feel Small
02. Cyber Me
03. Woods Are Full Of Animals
04. Ornaments
05. Jesus Bugs
06. Soaring Through The Chromos...
07. Letting Go Of A Moonbeam
08. Sweeper
09. Sunset Tulips
10. Life's Not Too Short
11. Peel The Paint
12. Impression: Flood
"This sort-of-folk-rock Two Phantoms is
like a meal comprised of foods you've never had before: Some of the choices may
at first seem unappealing, but dig in. Something amid the cornucopia of flavors
will be so much to your liking, you'll go back for seconds and thirds."
- Amy Atkins / Boise Weekly
"...Eric dips adroitly into Folk, Americana, Country
and Indie guitar pop whilst skilfully dodging pigeonholes and thus ensures that
the enigmatically-titled Two Phantoms & A Holy Ghost is an
arcane experience the curious will be glad they stumbled upon."
- Whisperin and Hollerin (7/10)
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