01. Sparkle In The Dark
02. Makes No Sense
03. Mirrors In Your Eyes
04. Shelter
05. But It's So
06. That Sunny Day
07. Kite Of Love
08. I'm So Tired
09. Listen
For all the intensity that is put into making music in New York, the group that always seems to max out their energies and fully capitalize on their potential is Soundpool.
Soundpool has managed to bridge the urban/suburban divide by splitting time between Manhattan and their Pocono pad, while they prepare themselves for each new healthy dose of psychedelia. They have taken elements of their past movement by integrating both their own personalities and by birthing a new one – as a free, lost child feeding for love and waiting for the moment to open and fly into the sun. Two full length albums, 2006’s On High and last year’s Dichotomies & Dreamland, were released on their own Aloft label. Their headquarters doubles as a party/performance space, where the band often releases new material and has played host to many other great indie acts. Though the space has laid dormant for over a year, last year’s parties included performances by Auburn Lull, Screen Vinyl Image, and Monocle. Meanwhile, the band has been busy in rehearsal, quickly putting together another record entitled Mirrors in Your Eyes. They have posted a new track sampler from the album on their website, which shows Soundpool with a new, slightly European sensibility and is evidence of the group’s growing confidence. An official release date is on the horizon.
In the meantime Soundpool will be playing some one-off dates here in Brooklyn. The Make Music New York Festival, an all-day free event, takes place on Sunday June 21st, and finds the band on a bill with others including Lawrence Chandler (Bowery Electric) and Her Vanished Grace, in front of vintage clothing store Deluxa. They will also perform at Public Assembly on Saturday, June 27th. Look forward to either, as Soundpool is sure to help ring in the start of summer right with both old and upcoming new material. by Gordon Sharp
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