Sunburned [Translucent Blue]

Description

Illiterate Light thrives on subverting expectations.

Though just a duo, the Harrisonburg,Virginia-based singer-guitarist Jeff Gorman along with Nashville, Tennessee-based drummerJake Cochran make surprisingly pummeling and thoughtful alternative rock. Since the bands2015 inception, theyve intently focused on their unorthodox live show with Cochran standingbehind his kit and Gorman playing synth bass with his foot as he sings and strums his guitar.Fiercely egalitarian and independent, the two not only split up songwriting duties andarrangement ideas, they even built bike-powered stages: bringing the fans into the liveexperience and envisioning a greener future for shows.

But with their latest albumSunburned, out January27 via Thirty Tigers, Gorman and Cochranhave turned their attention inward to their songwriting and studio craft. Its their mostfully-realized and ambitious LP yet, one thats full of immediate songs that update andrevolutionize the bands approach to making music. There are rich keyboard and programmedpercussion textures now populating their songs, as well as soaringly anthemic choruses, andhefty doses of fuzz. On our first record, we were very live-focused and wanted to make surewhatever we were writing was translated in person, says Gorman. Without that crutch, wecould be more adventurous and take more risks. We definitely werent timid in the studio.”