If you’re a musician, sometimes you have to put on a crazy costume and dance to get attention. Sometimes, the best thing musicians can do is just play.
Jombi, the Memphis band of Auden Brummer (vocals and guitar), Sam Wallace (guitar), Caleb Crouch (Bass), and Bry Hart (drums and keyboard) have been playing together since April, 2021. Their first record, Out To Pasture, is a mishmash of styles, from folkie ballads to prog rock. The thing about Jombi is, they can actually pull off all of those stylistic changes convincingly.
You can hear that eclecticism in action in “It Gets Worse.” Recorded live on stage at Growlers in Midtown, this video, shot by Noah Crouch, Jackson Hendrix, and Andrew Pringle, showcases Brummer’s lyrics for three minutes before the band goes off on a extended, jam-out coda that goes from ambient noise to a furious gallop. Because sometimes, you just gotta play.
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