Keith Cornella and Broken City, a band of young performers from Boston, cast magic spells of orchestral rock and textured pop.  Thoroughly modern yet well-informed of the genre’s history, the band’s fervent guitar and drum work, crafty arrangements, ambient textures, and harmonies have elicited comparisons to bands such as Wilco, Pink Floyd, XTC, Television, Matthew Sweet, MMJ, Super Furry Animals, Steve Winwood, and the Flaming Lips.  On their debut album Arms are Falling, mixed and co-produced by David Minehan (Neighborhoods, Paul Westerberg) and mastered by Bob Katz (Gram Parsons, McCoy Tyner, Emmy Lou Harris, Bill Bruford), the band takes the listener on a journey through darker facets of the contemporary American experience, exploring themes of alienation, dissolution, avarice, and lost love.  At the same time, a vein of light runs through the album, touching on themes of hope, compassion, redemption, and transcendence.  Layers of sound and texture envelop the listener and invite new discoveries on every spin.  On the album, David Minehan noted, “Arms are Falling was a snake charmer of a project to work on.  It could lull you into deep sonic recesses yet the snake always presents the ability to strike.  When bitten, we then allow its constricting muscles to wrap us up tight and finish us off.  I enjoyed working on this disc immensely.”  With Keith Cornella (vocals, guitar), Matt Cadarette (guitar, vocals), Carter Dahm (bass, vocals), and Jeff Muzerolle (drums, vocals), KCBC is a literate and thought-provoking band that doesn’t forget how to rock.

KCBC draws on the wide range of its members' diverse musical experiences, which include playing with such well-known performers as Arturo Sandoval, Pinetop Perkins, Kenwood Dennard (Jaco Pastorius, Maceo Parker), Rick Berlin, Biirdie, Conrad Herwig (Joe Henderson, Eddie Palmieri), John Mayer, Bobby Lee Rodgers (Colonel Bruce Hampton), and Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs, Winger).  As the rhythm section for their other outfit, the Brotherhood of Blues, the members of KCBC have backed up the likes of Simon Kirke (Bad Company / Free), Kate Taylor, James Montgomery, Woody Giessmann (Del Fuegos, Embarrassments), and local favorites Tim Pike and Rachel McCartney.

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