Pan Arcadia
New York, New York, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2017 | SELF
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Take the simultaneously gritty and polished instrumental style of groups like Television and Talking Heads, sprinkle some indie undertones, and then add a Morrisseyesque vocal delivery for a cherry on top and watch it shape-shift into a twenty-first-century group from NYC called Reptilian Elite. The band is back after a small break and has added Sam Grossman (not pictured) on bass to the line-up, assigning guitar duties to Dylan Kelly and Pablo Narea and freeing Eamon Rush to unleash his full vocal prowess. Their style is classic NYC: open dress shirts, sharpei boots, worn out chucks, and some good old indie rock. The group will be keeping their new run going by playing The Well Public House in Brooklyn April 6. - Rene Cobar - The Deli Magazine NYC
Pan Arcadia is a New York City rock band formed in 2017 by Dylan Kelly (guitar) and Eamon Rush (vocals). The downtown natives are currently studying music at NYU Steinhardt. They have rallied a few old friends and cut their teeth playing the club scenes ranging from Bushwick to Harlem. They first started recording and releasing their demos in summer 2018. I have seen them live and they are an excellent source of new age rock music. They have brought elements from classic rock groups such as the Smiths into a 21st-century music scene.
The band released their newest single in correlation to Earth Day titled: 'After The Flood'. The song is filled with thoughtful lyrics and electric guitar that will surely appeal to audiences who don't necessarily pick Rock N Roll as their first genre. They even slide in a bassline breakdown that'll leave your volume nob broken because you turned it up so loud. The song was great that we even did a Q&A to learn more about this sure to popular rock squad.
What does your band name mean?
It’s loosely about a Greek myth of wilderness, Pan and his forest, Arcadia. There’s definitely an element of us feeling that stewardship in the namesake as well, over the world and nature the way humans should.
How did the band form?
We all went to middle/high school together. At various times fires were started, torches were passed, the bubbling of brains and ideas...you get the picture.
What's the songwriting process been for you guys?
One of us usually brings an idea to the group and we all flesh it out together, with Eamon writing the lyrics. Sometimes one of us will have a "baby" but we try to be as collaborative as possible.
How has Lockdown affected the band's practice, tour, and progress? What are ways the band is trying to go around these roadblocks
We’re trying to treat the curse as a blessing as much as we can. A couple of us are still finishing school so they're doing some zoom bullshit and one of our guitar players, Dylan, is dealing with an ongoing arm/wrist problem. we're focusing on songwriting and getting the new material ready for future sessions. Definitely be on the lookout for 1 or 2 more releases while we're still all cooped up inside. - Nuance Magazine
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Still working on that hot first release.
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Pan Arcadia is a New York City rock band formed in 2017 by Dylan Kelly (guitar) and Eamon Rush (vocals), downtown natives studying music at NYU Steinhardt, who rallied a few old friends, (Henry McGrath - bass, Gabe Gonzalez - guitar) and cut their teeth playing the club scene from Bushwick to Harlem, recording and releasing their demos in summer 2018. For their April 2020 debut single, they’ve picked up Jesse Malin guitarist, Derek Cruz as their producer, and Coldplay mixing engineer, Michael Brauer.
‘After the Flood’ is a meditation on growing up in the existential shadow of climate change. While on the surface jadedly mocking conventional ‘thoughts-and-prayers’ politics in lines like “the captains say we’ll make it if we pray”, the verses read Rush’s earnest confession on the guilt of humanity destroying planet Earth, though hidden between rhymes and tongue twisters. Dualities between sincerity and sarcasm, truth and subversion, spirituality and nihilism offer a window into the anxious experience of 2020. “We’ll go through limbo”, the chorus echoes; “Bon Voyage”.
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