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Finding a richer sound
Published: 3/5/2021 4:58:40 PM
Since forming in 2014, the band Eavesdrop has been on an evolving musical journey. Singer Kara Wolf said that on their new self-titled release the group has finally found its true sound.
Hailing from Northampton, the group features Wolf, Kerrie Bowden and Laura Buchanan on vocals, Sturgis Cunningham on drums, Jared Quinn on guitar and Marc Seedorf, who also produced the album, on bass.
The eponymously titled disc, “Eavesdrop,” features 10 sharply written and produced tracks that find the group moving their Americana folk-pop sound forward with richer and bolder textures. Eavesdrop continues to be defined by the strong vocals of the three leading women and the way they blend their voices, but this album, with its intricate arrangements and a fuller, polished sound, is very much a band album.