“I love older music, the stripped-down, straight-forward approach,” says Snow Keim, one of the two brothers and founding members of The Blakes. “But we don’t want to replicate the past. We’ve tried really hard to push ahead and still do our own thing. We’re classic in who we are, but we sound modern in the 21st century.”
Critically acclaimed trio The Blakes (Snow Keim, Garnet Keim, Bob Husak) return with a new album, Art of Losses, on July 24, 2012. In 34 minutes, the 12-track album zips through dreamy pop, electro-tinged rock, moody post-punk and lo-fi guitars mixed with big harmonies.
To begin working on Art of Losses, the band chose to leave their urban Seattle trappings for the Maine countryside. When asked what prompted the non-conformist move, Garnet Keim lead singer for The Blakes noted, “Seattle is an exceptionally supportive and musically diverse city and ultimately inspired us to follow our own musical path.”
