APPLESAUCE TeARs - eNCOUNTERS - BLACK COTTAGE

Black Cottage Records have released another ambitious album from the relentless instrumentalists Applesauce Tears. Their latest LP, Encounters, continues their pursuit of melody via throwback sounds and unpredictable arrangements. Upbeat at times, with pockets of timidity, their wobbly keyboards call and respond with uncertainty. A sudden '60s inspired garage band thrashes about here and there as well, yet with tunes full of their usual cacophony.

Applesauce Tears are world weary yet reside in Atlanta, GA. Their records have charted on college and indie radio numerous times over the years, yet they have managed to stay just below the radar, almost as though it were intentional, a skill of sorts.