catalogue

CRUMB

ICE MELT (CRUMB RECORDS)

CRUMB - ICE MELT 145822
format:
1 LP
release:
07.05.2021
label:
CRUMB RECORDS
item ID:
145822
barcode:
0617308002966
Crumb's second album, Ice Melt, takes its name from the coarse blend of salts that you can buy from your local hardware store for $9.99.

When sprinkled on your wintry steps, this mixture absorbs water and gives off heat, transforming the ice into a viscous, briney slush and, eventually, nothing at all.

Beginning with the dynamic chaos of "Up & Down," and ending with Crumb's closest thing to a lullaby, Ice Melt' s ten tracks combine, like ice sculptures melting into a glistening puddle.

From the start, the group knew that cohesion was best achieved through plumbing their individual strengths_ frontwoman Lila Ramani's earliest songwriting, which catalyzed the group's first two EPs; Bri Aronow's knack for building (dis)affecting soundscapes; the hypnotic grounding of Jonathan Gilad's drums, a Crumb mainstay; and Jesse Brotter's distinctive bass playing, which subtly traces Ramani's vocal melodies while providing an unrelenting pulse.

These collective skills make Crumb a project of independent self-discovery, four creative minds converging around an idea that is always shifting and reforming.

Convening in Los Angeles to work with producer Jonathan Rado, Crumb tapped into atmosphere-creation like never before, building experimental compositions that are at turns head-nodding and surrealist, energetic and euphoric.

Ramani characterizes the album as a "return back down to earth," a deeply felt examination of "real substances and beings that live on this planet." It is also the cultivation of road-worn musicians exploring brand-new sounds and thematic concepts, pushing themselves into territory they could never have anticipated five years ago.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. UP & DOWN
  • 1.2. BNR
  • 1.3. SEEDS
  • 1.4. L.A.
  • 1.5. GONE
  • 1.6. RETREAT!
  • 1.7. TROPHY
  • 1.8. BALLOON
  • 1.9. TUNNEL (ALL THAT YOU HAD)
  • 1.10. ICE MELT