{"id":5285,"date":"2016-12-08T13:48:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2016-12-22T14:15:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T19:15:13","slug":"e-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/e-e\/","title":{"rendered":"E <br>E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5286\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e.jpg\" alt=\"E\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>At some point the term \u201csupergroup\u201d got abused. As a result of too many groups who fell short of actually being super using the term or simply through overuse, it\u2019s become cliche. But there\u2019s no denying the glimmer of hope one gets upon hearing some of your favorites have gotten together for a brand new thing. If you can\u2019t call it a supergroup, how about a \u201cgrand collaboration?\u201d Or maybe this is the time to introduce the phrase \u201ctalent scrum?\u201d Whatever you call it, it\u2019s fun to see new configurations. The latest \u201cmusical menagerie\u201d is the Boston-based band E, who has released its self-titled album (Thrill Jockey Records).<\/p>\n<p>E is the coming together of Thalia Zedek (Thalia Zedek Band) on guitar and vocals, Jason Sidney Sanford (Neptune) on guitar, vocals, and \u201cdevices,\u201d and Gavin McCarthy (Karate) on drums, percussion, and vocals. It would be tempting to call this a Thalia Zedek side project as her band just released its sixth record earlier this fall, however, that\u2019s not the case. It\u2019s a true collaboration between friends. The album\u2019s press notes state that the name E was chosen because it\u2019s \u201ca trio of lines, each equal in length, each sticking out from a base.\u201d Basically, there\u2019s no apparent leader in E. While that could result in a rudderless record, instead it\u2019s the product of three sets of hands rowing in the same direction.<\/p>\n<p>E has been gestating since 2013, first as a duo before adding McCarthy to the mix and releasing a 7-inch in 2014. It\u2019s an interesting mashing of people that\u2019s more a salad than a melting pop. The individual parts work together as a whole, but you can still make out the three very different playing styles. McCarthy\u2019s drumming is machine tight, but fluid enough to allow Zedek and Sanford to follow their particular flights of fancy. They are at turns, angular noisy, playful, experimental, and rocking, and it\u2019s impressive that they never get in each other\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p>The vocals on <i>E<\/i> are just as strong as the instrumental performances, though you\u2019d be hard pressed to find more distinctly different styles than Zedek and Sanford. While Zedek pushes and stretches as hard as the band plays, Sanford takes a more deadpan, relaxed approach. However, the shocker is McCarthy\u2019s lead vocal turn on the timely \u201cCandidate.\u201d He attacks the mic as if it owes him a sizeable amount of money. On a record that doesn\u2019t lack in ferocity, \u201cCandidate\u201d pushes it into the red. It\u2019s fitting that the variety in instrumental voices is complimented by the variety in vocals. It\u2019s like the thesis of the album being supported on every track, three equals coming together to form a greater whole. <i>E<\/i> is an essential part of all three\u2019s catalogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At some point the term \u201csupergroup\u201d got abused. 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