{"id":7497,"date":"2014-07-24T09:40:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T13:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gadflyonline.com\/home\/?p=7497"},"modified":"2014-07-29T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T13:22:47","slug":"deep-rock-from-down-under-tim-fontaine-and-boroko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gadflyonline.com\/home\/index.php\/deep-rock-from-down-under-tim-fontaine-and-boroko\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Rock from Down Under – Tim Fontaine and Boroko"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Australian singer-songwriter Tim Fontaine saw a major transition of style and scenery in 2011 when he moved from Melbourne to New York City in committed pursuit of a music-making career. The addition of four other instrumentalists solidified Fontaine\u2019s future as lead singer of Boroko, a project he says is \u201csomewhere between a band and a solo project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fontaine recorded and released his debut album, Almost Human, independently before the journey overseas with a markedly original sound. He cites \u201call of it\u201d as being influenced by popular Australian styles and agrees that Australian culture is extremely obscure and underrepresented in America.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople aren\u2019t aware of the important music\u201d that Australian artists create, he says ruefully, remembering and praising Gadfly\u2019s January feature on contemporary composer and fellow Victorian, Nick Cave.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true however, that certain elements of Almost Human have a beachy, fluid atmosphere and reggae-influenced instrumentals that one might associate with the warm climate and relaxedness of stereotypical Aussie culture. \u201cLike a Fallen Rose\u201d exhibits light, whiny guitar rhythms and soulful horns that might fit best at a late-night summer luau. \u201cSimple Man\u201d signifies spontaneous convertible cruises with a similarly structured guitar-based rhythm, mirroring drums, and throaty, free-form vocals.<\/p>\n

Fontaine says this wasn\u2019t intentional however \u2013 a \u201ccouple of songs\u2026wound up sounding that way; it\u2019s purely coincidence.\u201d He believes that an artist\u2019s approach to a track, whether they focus on the instrumentals, genre, or overall feel, can influence the final product in one way or another.<\/p>\n

With these early tracks sounding similar to The Eagles\u2019 laid-back \u201cTequila Sunrise,\u201d it\u2019s no shock that Fontaine\u2019s newest single, \u201cBecause Life\u201d holds more classic rock influences in the style of \u201cWitchy Woman,\u201d or the shrill rock movement of the 1980s. New York seems to have inspired this deep sound and dark drama that translates as a modernization of American classic rock music.<\/p>\n

Fontaine describes \u201cBecause Life\u201d as \u201ca little more cohesive [with] a lot of moving parts,\u201d attributes that he is undoubtedly proud of.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I] was going for something a little quirkier\u2026[but sometimes] things rise and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s wise to get in the way of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lyrical richness of the single emphasizes Fontaine\u2019s anger, an emotion he hoped would shine through the heavy instrumentals. \u201cYou can be ambiguous or tentative with what you\u2019re trying to say, or you can just give in to it,\u201d he says on music\u2019s ability to express even the most buried distresses.<\/p>\n

On the song\u2019s interesting title, he says it was meant to be a little strange as a \u201crepresentation in what the whole thing\u2019s about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked the ringing to it by not having a more obvious meaning; it feels odd\u201d \u2013 perhaps as a tribute to his unique musical fusion of American rock instrumentation and Australian pop \u201csound and mood.\u201d He hopes to begin touring with Boroko in the States later this year with the release of his professionally-produced second album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australian singer-songwriter Tim Fontaine saw a major transition of style and scenery in 2011 when he moved from Melbourne to New York City in committed pursuit of a music-making career. The addition of four other instrumentalists solidified Fontaine\u2019s future as lead singer of Boroko, a project he says is \u201csomewhere between a band and a solo project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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