Austin-based band’s debut arrives March 4th. Hear the first single “Strugglin’” via The
Obelisk now.
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I Am The
Albatross (L-R): Jesse Berkowitz, Giuseppe Ponti and Marc Henry | Photo by: Danny
Borja
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“Strugglin’”
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the premiere
of “Strugglin’” by I Am The Albatross at The
Obelisk!
“It’s whiskey in the morning, gin and tonic at noon.
Pulling down the blinds in a motel room...”
“Strugglin’” is the first single from the debut EP by the trio of
Austin-based musical veterans that collectively form I Am The Albatross. The song begins as a stumbling, lost soul’s
barroom lament before exploding into a blistering barn-burner, with a
protagonist who dejectedly sneers at the hopelessness of the apocalyptic times
he has found himself in. “Strugglin’”
propels itself forward on a high-speed, borderline polka, gypsy groove and
eventually bursts into full on punk-rock fury.
“The song is an exaggerated expression of the feelings
of imprisonment and tension that we all experience in times of financial and
emotional insecurity. Everyone at some point in their life may find themselves
trapped in a dark, windowless room (figuratively, hopefully), just searching
for a crack in the wall where a tiny bit of light might be shining through,”
explains band leader, Jesse Berkowitz.
I Am The
Albatross combines the backwoods
mysticism of old-time American folk songs with the savage spirit of rock, punk
and psychedelic noise. The band’s brand of storytelling takes listeners through
smoky terrain where tranquil rivers bleed out onto the shores of scorching
deserts. It’s a stirring concoction of
music that defines an alternate America with a strange dream landscape, forever
out of place.
“I was born in a very small town in Virginia and
literally grew up in the woods and spent my teenage years in an equally small
town in New Mexico,” says Berkowitz. “The Appalachian landscape and dialects, and
the vast deserts of the Southwest and Western American culture, are equally
important and influential in my songwriting. I have a great affinity for the
types of characters that come from those places.” The debut self-titled EP from I Am The Albatross arrives on March 4th, 2014.
Members of I
Am The Albatross are available for interviews.
Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for
more information.
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I Am The
Albatross Live
02/28 Houston, TX @ Mangos
03/01 San Antonio, TX @ 502 Bar
03/02 Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
04/26 San Marcos, TX @ MR Fest
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I Am The Albatross
S/T EP
(S/R – March 4th, 2014)
Track Listing:
1. Kingsnake
3. Nashville
4. Black Crow
5. Main Line
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I Am The Albatross Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
