Drawing equally from contemporary greats such as Wilco, Spoon and Sparklehorse, and classic pop and rock experimentalists like Brian Eno and John Cale, Somerville, Massachusetts’s Eternals are the perfect collusion of timeless sounds with an ambitious sonic language.
Songwriter Stephen Konrads writes like an arranger and arranges like a cinematographer. A multi-instrumentalist of intense versatility, he is acutely aware of the fallacy of technique over content and keeps his sonic landscape stark & muscular. Wayne Whittaker, bass; Harrison Seiler, drums; Eric Bolton, guitar contribute a spare, smoldering power that recalls the restrained prowess of classic American rhythm sections.
For the better part of ten years, members of Eternals have collaborated with numerous musicians in the Boston area. The band began arranging original material in 2013, and recorded their debut full-length to analog tape at the Soul Shop in Medford, MA. Following the album’s release in 2014, the band toured regionally and landed opening slots for acclaimed acts, including Wild Nothing, Caveman and Bishop Allen.
On their forthcoming full-length, Isn’t That Anyone, Eternals seek to expand their brand of atmospheric Americana. “Out Of Context”, the record’s first single, is a compactly arranged folk song buoyed by warm electronic ambience reminiscent of Brian Eno or Daniel Lanois. Isn’t That Anyone is slated to be released in Spring of 2016 with a national tour to follow that summer.