Scrunchies, Faye, The Slow Death
Schedule
Wed Oct 09 2024 at 06:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Location
3533 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, United States | Minneapolis, MN
Scrunchies is a Minneapolis, MN-based “post-everything rock n roll” trio formed by Laura Larson and Danielle Cusack. Scrunchies exploded onto the music scene in 2018 with their debut album, Stunner (Forged Artifacts Records), a set of heavy and melodic rock scorchers tinged with moments of sweetness. Their sophomore album, Feral Coast (Dirtnap Records, State Champion Records; 2021), continued pushing the edges of the soft and the heavy, recalling the messy and cathartic energy of late '80s grunge, punk, and post-punk bands. They have since toured with Built To Spill, played Treefort Fest in Boise, and performed with bands such as Screaming Females and Otoboke Beaver.Faye is a band out of Charlotte, NC featuring members of multiple local fan favs Alright, Quad & Secret Hospital. All three members bring unique backgrounds to the table which helps to create a new approach to fuzzed out indie. Recommended for fans of The Breeders, Sleater-Kinney & Speedy Ortiz.
Their debut LP "You're Better" came out on Self Aware Records. Before that they released their debut EP on Tiny Engines (Mannequin Pussy, Wild Pink). They’ve been playing all around the east coast since the release & will be embarking on a midwest tour this fall.
In 2015, Charlotte musicians Sarah Blumenthal and Susan Plante posed a challenge to one another: learn new instruments, form a band, and call it Faye. Blumenthal was known locally for her guitar and vocals in fuzzy punk project Alright; Plante studied classical piano and once dreamed of playing in symphonies. Their experience on these instruments immediately imbued the fledgling project with distinctive style. On bass, Blumenthal focused on interlocking lines and hefty rhythmic parts, just as a guitarist might. Plante, now playing guitar and eager to get away from music theory, intuitively incorporated dissonant notes and harmonically bent solos. “We’re not married to rudiments or structurally correct ways of playing,” theorizes Blumenthal, and that’s one of the group’s many strengths. Faye’s spacious yet driven approach to indie rock quickly attracted attention, and in 2016 the band released a debut self-titled EP on Tiny Engines. Tour dates and shows with celebrated peers including Japanese Breakfast, Mannequin Pussy and R. Ring followed shortly. Self-described introspective and anxious songwriters, Plante and Blumenthal couldn’t help but channel some of their hurt at those misdirected criticisms into their music, laying the groundwork for their 2022 debut album, "You're Better."