{"id":11627,"date":"2022-04-07T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T06:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=11627"},"modified":"2022-04-07T08:11:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T06:11:44","slug":"new-ep-pomegranate-tea-in-contrast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/07\/new-ep-pomegranate-tea-in-contrast\/","title":{"rendered":"New EP: Pomegranate Tea || In Contrast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eleven months ago, I became a fan of Massachusetts trio Pomegranate Tea due to the sheer quality of their EP Life Is Getting So _______<\/a>. The band reinforced my fondness with their new six-song EP In Contrast<\/em>.<\/p>\n

On In Contrast<\/em>, Pomegranate Tea kinda sound like an early ’00s pop punk band. But instead of overdosing on autotune and overdubs, the band adds awesome mathy and twinkly guitar work and pretty sweet dynamics in the rhythm department. With their previous EP I couldn’t decide how to describe the band. I did try though: “A more straightforward version of Braid? A more accessible version of Cap\u2019n Jazz? A more dynamic version of Promise Ring?” With In Contrast<\/em>, I would say: a more mathy version of Midtown. Even more so, on standout track Margaret<\/em>, Pomegranate Teas sounds like Midtown meets Los Campesinos.<\/p>\n

Rad stuff from a pretty cool band.<\/p>\n