Artist to Watch: Aneurysm June
March 24, 2010 by Editor
Filed under Artist to Watch, The Local Scene, US - Northeast
Aneurysm June, three Europeans united in America to make rock music. With Benj’s 80′s style bass feel, solid drumming by Mat Manhammer, combined with Cesar’s fluid guitars and interesting vocal delivery, the sound of Aneurysm June is conceived. I was immediately blown away by this trio’s ability to craft catchy alternative rock pieces. By not sticking to any particular writing formula, each song has it’s own distinct character. The band has an extraordinary sense of how songs should flow, which serves to make this music very listenable. As Cesar writes on the band’s MySpace “music comes first,” and Aneurysm June lives by those words.
Biography:
Aneurysm June is a NYC based alternative rock band formed by Cesar F. (Spain), Benj (France) and Mat Manhammer (France). Equally influenced by the American grunge, the European rock and flamenco, the band’s originality relies on the use of flamenco scales over edgy rock and the intense use of dynamics in their songs, which allows the co-existence of super fuzzed guitars with clean arpeggios. This is often used in the music of Aneurysm June to express the bipolar themes of their lyrics, that are carefully crafted both in English and Spanish. They self released their first album “Strawberries on the asphalt” in digital format in September 2009.
“So here we are the Europeans in America practicing the no-bullshit policy of looking normal onstage and make the music we want to hear. Somebody told us once that the fate of an original band is almost always heartbreaking but hey…whether you like our music or not, download or purchase the songs, buy or steal the CD we don’t really care because remember: music comes first.” ~ Cesar
Instrumentation:
Cesar F. (Vox, guitars)
Benj (Bass)
Mat Manhammer (Drums)
Discography:
Strawberries on the Asphalt EP (2009)
