Portland's Morning Ritual Shares New Single "So Cold" w/ IMPOSE

Download: "So Cold" via Soundcloud

"...rootsy but tightly knitted three-part harmonies, which fall somewhere between Fleet Foxes and Low." - BlackBook

"…mesmerizing R&B…" - Beats Per Minute

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5/14 - Portland, OR - Holocene (w/ Rio Grands, Mojave Bird)

Portland's Morning Ritual has released their hypnotic new single "So Cold" (free download), which IMPOSE premiered along with a Q&A with mastermind/producer Ben Darwish. The track features captivating vocals from Katelyn and Laurie Shook, aka the Shook Twins, along with production by Darwish. Rounding out Morning Ritual's lineup is Russ Kleiner on drums, and multi-instrumentalist William Seiji Marsh. 

This is the first new music from Morning Ritual since their self-released album The Clear Blue Pearl, which came out in May of last year. Portland's Willamette Weekly described the album as "a record generous with sacred moments" and their sound is "unlike anything that has come before them." Their live performance of "So Cold" was featured as a Favorite Session on NPR as well. 

Darwish, the primary composer for the group, creates complex, piano-driven arrangements with soaring vocal melodies and harmonies. In addition, they employ live glitch vocals which can mimic a skipping record or the pulses used in Steve Reich's music. Although you can hear a wide range of influences in their sound, they've been desribed as a hybrid of hypnotic R&B and fantasy folk. 

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