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Quantum
Split is based out of the New York City/Boston area and formed around Berklee
College of Music student and vocalist Soleil Laurent. Her individualistic
lyrics, unique vocal talents, and charismatic presentation will certainly draw
in an ample amount of listeners, but her band mates are a significant reason
the band has already logged appearances at the 6th Annual Kigaliup
Music Festival in Rwanda and at important New York City venues like the
Gramercy Theatre and Irving Plaza. Their fusion of rock and soul includes
strands of other musical influences – they exhibit a penchant for classic hard
rock muscle, funkier passages, and even a smattering of blues primarily
manifested through Laurent’s voice and some of the flash in Adrian Read’s guitar
work, They bring a rare mix to the table and it helps set them apart from other
modern rock acts – the musical daring coupled with unbridled passion and more
than a little technical expertise.
The
title track of the release, “America”, is a song embracing this moment in our
national history. Laurent has anger to burn in the lyrics, for sure, but this
song isn’t just some rant against forces seeking to undo or destroy the social
progress made in the last half century. There’s an ample amount of intelligence
behind the lyrics and Laurent varies her approach enough to give the vocal
interpretation added depth. Adrian Read’s lead guitar takes the same varied
approach. There’s an abundance of melody and rugged, hard-charging rock guitar certain
to bowl over listeners. There’s an understated funky edge to some parts of the
song that insinuates itself in the audience’s consciousness and it gives it a
lightly percolating feel that sweetens its rough edges.
“Runaway”
doesn’t pack quite the same punch as the title song, but has an arguably better
build and more atmospherics than the earlier song. The interplay between
Laurent’s vocals and Read’s guitar work is very noteworthy, but they benefit
enormously from great rhythm section support from bassist Ivan Hardy and
drummer Anthony Anderson. Laurent’s emotional vocal has the same power heard on
the earlier track but she gets even deeper into the personal and heartfelt with
this song than the more impersonal first one. Regardless of their individual
slants, the two tracks on this release have incredible flexibility and raw
force quite unlike any other new rock act working today. America has enormous
ambition and manages to cover a lot of bases over the course of two songs. The
band, likewise, avoids even a hint of self indulgence and gets their musical
goals over without ever noticeably straining themselves. Quantum Split is an
act sure to be around for some time to come and they’ve gotten off to a rousing
start with this recording.
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