Melodic indie pop-rock outfit, Push Puppets, recently shared their new single, “All Together On 3.” The track is the first single from their upcoming album, Tethered Together, slated for release on May 16th, via the Flowering Tree Music record label. Keep reading below to hear the single and find out more.
Stream “All Together On 3” here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pushpuppets/all-together-on-3
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“I think “All Together On 3” paints a pretty vivid picture of someone needing help out of a tough situation. This one was very satisfying to see fully realized. It has some math rock moments like phrases and patterns of different lengths keeping things interesting,” says singer-songwriter and guitarist Erich Specht.
Based in the Chicago satellite community of Palatine, Push Puppets revolves around Specht. They create songs with earworm melodies and shiny production that belie the often bittersweet sentiments in the songwriting. On this particular album, they are joined with a string quartet on most songs and a horn section on one. Their fourth album, Tethered Together is graced with impeccable songwriting that shines with lush harmonies, angular guitars, dramatic keyboards and strings backed by a rhythm section to ensure a continually high groove factor. A clear standout on the album, “All Together On 3” blissfully reaches the listener’s tympanum through the workings of a five-piece band and string quartet. A moody and musically progressive song about how we’re stronger when we work together, it builds to a cathartic reprise of live strings and harpsichord with a desperate vocal crying for a helping hand as violins punctuate the lines with elegance.
Frontman Erich Specht muses on relationships and loss, as well as the weight and joy of life, in a manner that is poetic and seems effortless, his lyrics fitting to the melody like pieces of a puzzle. Wearing his vulnerabilities like a badge of honor, this music takes us on a journey to unexpected places. With songs as the engine of this album, nurtured and allowed to reach their potential, Tethered Together is quite a varied sounding album, eloquently woven together by Specht’s unique storytelling.
“This album offers a nod to the artistic excesses of the 70s, whether it’s a wall of phased vocals or a moment where guitars and strings rip a quick line together between phrases. The tracks are widely varied yet cohesive – and within a given song, you’re likely to be taken elsewhere” says Erich Specht. “Once it was decided that strings would be on the album, the sound took an interesting twist. At places where I might normally put a guitar hook, I was now composing bold phrases for the live string quartet that the vocal or lead guitar could interact with.”
Lineup:
Erich Specht – Lead vocals and guitar
Steve Frisbie – Backup vocals and guitar
Kyle Magnusson – Keyboards
John William Lauler – Bass
Greg Essig – Drums
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