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MP3: The Secret Machines – Dreaming of Dreaming

I was alarmed and concerned when I heard first news out of the Secret Machines camp right before their stint at David Bowie-curated Highline festival in New York: founding member, guitarist, backup vocalist and brother Ben Curtis had left the 3-piece band to pursue his other project, School of Seven Bells. I couldn’t (and still can’t) fathom why he would want to leave a band that had released two great to spectacular albums and was well on their way.

The Secret Machines have delivered some of the most transcendentally beautiful moments I’ve ever experienced in a live music setting. Thankfully, when I saw them at an errant DC stop at the Rock and Roll Hotel, they still seemed to be on point and building on their spacious post-rock sound, with new guitarist Phil E. Karnats (formerly of Tripping Daisy). They seemed to really be taking things into a darker and more jam-filled space.

Now, with their new track “Dreaming of Dreaming,” we can get a glimpse of where they are headed stylistically.  And it seems an organic outgrowth.  In addition, we get some tasty info: the self-titled album is being released on their own label, TSM Recordings, and has a street date of Oct. 14th.  I really can’t wait.

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