Calliope Musicals “Color/Sweat”

sfilzen — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:34:39 +0000

Calliope Musicals “Color/Sweat” 2019. Rhyme & Reason Records. Psychedelic indie-pop. I’m pretty sure we picked up this album from the band when they played Cactus Club in July 2019…and it’s been sitting, sealed, in my to-do box ever since. Color/Sweat is the Texas “party folk band’s” second release. I think we first saw them play in 2017 or 2018 at Mile of Music and they are so fun live. Stage props, wild outfits and costumes. And then of course the Jerry Bomb — it’s hard to explain (go to a show) — but for an general idea, here’s a photo from that Cactus show:

Calliope Musicals at Cactus Club 2019

Color/Sweat is almost as much fun as a Calliope Musicals performance – highly danceable, dreamy, swirly pop with an edge to the shimmer. I can’t believe it’s taken me almost 5 years to take a listen. Singer Carrie Fussell’s voice is beautiful, lots of depth with a soaring range and the rest of the band is having an absolute ball backing her. I’m sure they played a bunch of songs from this record in 2019 but I absolutely cannot remember which those would have been. Top tracks include the opener “Fear This Body” and the title track “Color/Sweat,” the all-out dance party “That’s Why We Dance.”

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Calliope Musicals “Wasted Space”

sfilzen — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:32:30 +0000

Calliope Musicals “Wasted Space” and “Looking for the One I Love” 2017. Self-released, clear smoky vinyl, limited edition 10/100. We picked up this 7″ (along with their full-length Time Owes You Nothing, 2016) at Mile of Music festival in Appleton this past weekend after being blown away by their performance. (Performances: after seeing them the first night of the fest at the Spats stage, we vowed to catch them again the following night at the Alley Project). We saw a ton of great bands, a total of 21 shows in just over 3 days, and Calliope Musicals was one of the most dynamic. From Austin, TX, they play quirky, infectious, loopy psychedelic pop with a stage show like no other: weird dance routines, some stage scaffolding climbing, a most excellent hype-man who dressed alternately as a space alien, tiger and hazmat guy with an amp and/or iPad strapped to his chest, confetti cannons, smiley-face sticks…I took about a million photos but none of them really do the concerts justice (I’m still sharing them here, though). So delightful and uplifting; NPR called them “A vibrant psych-folk band whose shows are spectacles of concentrated celebration.”

Carrie Fussell, singer/guitarist/front-woman, has a clear dynamic range and a powerful presence, perfect for their brand of out-there space pop. She is also super-sweet; I got a chance to chat with her for a few moments when I picked up the single and the LP. “Wasted Space” is super-swirly and psychedelic. I really love “Looking for the One I Love,” the track they opened both sets with at Mile of Music. It’s got kind of an 80′s new wave vibe that dropped acid at a massive all-night raver. It’s perfect music to spin on the day after a long weekend of fabulous music.

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