| Louisville, Kentucky is often called the "Gateway to the South." But for multi-instrumentalist Dom Cipolla, the city is a gateway to the realm of surreal musical experimentation. Landing in the Derby City in the '90s, Cipolla has become a cult figure within Louisville's music community, even teaming with one of that city's biggest indie darlings, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, for a recent split EP. Now, Cipolla and fellow multi-instrumentalist William Benton, collectively known as The Phantom Family Halo, are readying their most involved album to date, When I Fall Out. The Phantom Family Halo, now based in Brooklyn, has been described as "Krautrock meets Roky Erickson's solo albums," with Cipolla citing the Plastic Ono Band, '70s glam, and Phil Spector as musical reference points. When I Fall Out was recorded at The Funeral Parlor studio with producer Kevin Ratterman (Wax Fang, Elliott). Among the out-of-this-world aesthetic and trippy sonics, the album creates a decidedly dark narrative loosely based on the death of one of Cipolla's close friends, weighing the ethereal tunes down with real-world sentiments. For an early taste of the record, CoS is premiering "White Hot Gun". Despite the name, the track starts off cool, with a standard lo-fi, jangly garage rock beat. But in the background looms a sense of impending dread, always just in the distance. After a few moments of rock goodness, though, the beast springs forward and the track takes off into the ether with a gnarly ... |
