Bosnian Rainbows
"Every song on Bosnian Rainbows is catchy and anthemic...full of rich narratives, unusual musical progressions and cryptic, Tori Amos-esque lyrics to keep listeners feeling both included and intrigued" – NPR
Bosnian Rainbows is a new band featuring Omar Rodriguez Lopez (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In), Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes), Nicci Kasper (Kudu, KRS-ONE) and Deantoni Parks (John Cale, The Mars Volta). While the four members’ respective pedigrees are as distinctive as the names they’re attached to, the group itself is an entity all its own, unlike any other project any of them have been in. You could argue that they’re using it to redefine their entire approach to making music.
The story of Bosnian Rainbows is one you might typically expect to emerge from the fertile, cross-breeding ranks of constantly intermingling artists. A tour of Europe in support of Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s solo album Octopus Kool Aid had been booked for August 2012, so Rodriguez Lopez, Gender Bender, Kasper and Parks convened in a Hamburg studio in order to rehearse. Committed to distancing himself from the “dictator” role he’d become infamous for in The Mars Volta (as well as the ORLG), and reinvigorated from his recent stint in the reformed At the Drive-In, Rodriguez Lopez shifted gears, seizing the opportunity to start a new group. Rather than rehearse Octopus Kool Aid, the quartet spontaneously birthed a collaborative songwriting process which produced immediate, inspiring results. With each of the four contributing equally, the new group quickly developed its own direction and vision, taking on a life of its own. Omar is eager to point out that this group should in no way be mistaken for one of the many incarnations of his solo band.
Christening themselves Bosnian Rainbows, they embarked on the tour and set about developing their skills as a live band, refining their new songs and defining their aesthetic. By the time the tour ended, the web was buzzing with excitement. Invigorated by that success, the group ventured into Hamburg’s Clouds Hill Studio that October and recorded what would be their debut album. The music they recorded is remarkable, haunting and powerful. Bosnian Rainbows is no less adventurous or fearless than the music the four of them have previously released, but perhaps it’s more immediate, more accessible. The reference points are wild and varied: early 80s post-punk and new wave, corrosive synth-pop, and Peter Gabriel’s So album being a noteworthy influence. The songs themselves are anthemic, yet still personal. It’s clear that this collection of songs is only a beginning; this is a group with abundant with life, a future that could stretch as far as they want it to.
Since forming in the summer of 2012, Bosnian Rainbows have toured extensively in North America, Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. They made their U.S. festival debut at last September's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin TX, and appeared at Festival Vive Latino at Mexico City's Foro Sol Stadium in March 2013.
Bosnian Rainbows have released their self-titled debut album on June 25th, 2013 via Sargent House. A North American headline tour in support of the album will begin concurrently. (Contact Pirate! for opportunities.)
RIYL: The Kills, PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Austra, Siouxsie Sioux
TRY: #7, 5, 4, 2
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