Despite amassing a following, scene status, and praise from regional press right out of the gate, Orlando indie-rock band The Pauses release their debut album A Cautionary Tale after only about, oh, TWO YEARS of existence.
The official excuse is something about wanting do to things "properly." So they saved money through a successful Kickstarter campaign (a marvel since their fans' bank accounts have a perfectly inverse relationship with their obvious wealth in taste) and headed up to Baltimore to record their proper debut at Magpie Cage Studios with the legendary J.
Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines), even enlisting three-quarters of the dude's own band. His wife, too? Sure, why not.Produced, engineered, and mixed by Robbins, mastered by T.J. Lipple (Aloha) and featuring guest appearances from members of Deleted Scenes, Office of Future Plans and Channels, A Cautionary Tale is an exercise in complexion and combination, a world where guitars are BFFs with synthesizers, horns, bells, and ukuleles.
Simply put, The Pauses got mad range, often in the same song. Rooted in the dynamics and ethos of '90s indie rock, their sound is a balancing act between rock and electronics, airiness and heft, suppleness and angularity.
An album that you can explore without losing your core. So, with appropriately twirly hand motion, we introduce The Pauses:Tierney Tough (vocals, Rhodes, bass)Jason Kupfer (ukulele, Rhodes, piano, guitar, footbells, electronics)Nathan Chase (percussion, drums)" sound is a bubbly and deceptively complex blend of analog synths, full-bodied harmonies and off-kilter, noise-flecked structures.
The Pauses weave driving indie rock, post-punk and twee pop into their songs, and the result is both familiar and unique." - REAX"While every other indie-pop act in town chases cuteness, there's maturity, elegance and gravitas inwhat the Pauses do.
…This Orlando trio is one of the most complete and fundamentally sound indie bands in Central Florida." - Orlando WeeklyA Cautionary Tale on Tampa, FL's New Granada Records (ie. Jen Wood, New Roman Times, Candy Bars etc.
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