Sun Nectar’s Soul-searching Upcoming Album [premiere]

Sun Nectar – Just an Echo SoundCloud

Inspiration behind the upcoming album release from Sun Nectar, Sheep, Love and Metal Gloves, doesn’t exclusively lie in the boundaries of contemporary music. Brian Trahan, lead singer of the band, stresses the diversity of their influences, including Beethoven, The Beach Boys, Chopin and Stevie Wonder. Songs in their upcoming album synthesize these diverse musical techniques, while also incorporating methods from more modern works like those from Fiona Apple and Sufjan Stevens. Lyrically, Trahan derives his message from “the sheep like desire to fit into society” and other profound psychological territories.

A sample from their upcoming album, “Just an Echo” represents their claimed sources of inspiration. The track’s opening lyrics analyze self-seclusion, something that seems to unconsciously resurface on occasion. These relaxing vocals are framed by groovy undertones. “Just an Echo” incorporates several simultaneously layered sounds, shifting from pronounced instrumentals to rhythmic combinations of echoing voices.  Though the single ends with the more conventional sounds of a violin and piano, it does incorporate other, less common instruments such as a Glockenspiel. Listen to the new single above, and be sure to keep your eyes on Sun Nectar!