Aderbat/Peasant

Thu., Jan 17, 9 p.m., $8, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.

by A.D. Amorosi

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Published: Jan 15, 2008

rock/pop

The first word that comes to mind when you hear Aderbat's Matt Taylor is "autumnal." There's a somnolent oddness to his voice and his arrangements of cellos, laptops and noisemakers — a seasonal effect reminiscent of British crooner David Sylvian. Like Sylvian, Taylor's best moments conjure fall's first snap: bare tree branches, graying fields, passionate romances gone cold. While Taylor's solo record, 2002's Relay, has a sophisticated chill, his New Hope-based band Aderbat brings out the nervous energy in his songs. Aderbat's Rabbits and Rocks (2004) has a Syvian vibe — jazzy, angular guitars and rickety rhythms alongside Taylor's smoky vocals — that's ever so bittersweet. If that's not enough to get you red-wine drunk, Doylestown's Damien DeRose (aka Peasant) and his moony, gloomy tunes could raise Elliott Smith from the grave.

Thu., Jan 17, 9 p.m., $8, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.

 

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