Lanterns is a delicious mix of musical ideas and influences; the immediate seduction of a swirling Afrobeat groove, but then reaching far beyond West African influence to add the grit and keen edge of indie attitude, the intelligence and training of serious jazz, the crafty embrace of pop melody and sassy style.
ABRASKA has emerged from national touring band Conchillia, fresh with new ideas & a different purpose.New ABRASKA songs tread a daring path, weaving a rich tapestry of exciting threads.Dynamic Indie energy. Pop appeal.Global rhythms.Jazz smarts. Dancefloor sensibilities.The bands original material,shines with open,worldly, illuminating insights,that refuse binary judgement, & enable human empathy.