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The Craters Stream Kids Can Tell EP via Stereogum
Due Out June 17th via Designer Medium Records
Announce July Show with Alex Calder and Freak Heat Waves
The Craters are sharing the exceptional
Kids Can Tell in full via
Stereogum, the band’s upcoming EP set for release this coming Friday, June 17th on
Designer Medium Records(
pre-order). The Boston based “weird pop” project is the alias of
Wes Kaplan, a pivotal part of the cities DIY scene over the past few years. While he’s been creating vibrant bedroom pop and experimental lo-fi psych for the underground faithful,
Kids Can Tell marks his first “official” release, a brief EP that captures much of the magic his music offers. Much like peers Krill and Horse Jumper of Love, The Craters have dedicated themselves to keeping pop music strange, experimenting with post-production manipulation and simple songs that focus on hooks while pushing boundaries of pop’s capabilities.
Stereogum shared the premiere of the record, speaking about the band’s “experimental lo-fi pop” by noting, “The songs take influence from the sounds of late ’60s Beach Boys as well as early My Bloody Valentine, with vocal harmonies and reverb guitars taking control throughout the EP’s 12-minute duration.”
UPCOMING SHOWS:
07/18 – Cambridge, MA @ Out Of The Blue Too Art Gallery w/ Alex Calder, Freak Heat Waves & Blau Blau
ABOUT THE CRATERS:
Wes Kaplan has been creating music under the name The Craters for years. Deeply tucked away in his apartment in Boston, MA, Kaplan’s perfected home-made recordings take just as much of an influence from late 60’s Beach Boys as they do shoegaze deep-cuts such as early MBV and Minneapolis’s 12 Rods. Mixing electronic post-production techniques with jangly guitar interplay and subtle vocal harmonies, Kaplan captures the essence of his hooks thoroughly and convincingly within two-and-half minute pop songs. The Crater’s new EP Kids Can Tell shows in under twelve minutes what Kaplan has learnt from the past eight years of home recording.
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