New York, NY – Circus Mind returns with their fiery new single “Melt Away” a whirlwind of sound and storytelling that blends psychedelic progressive textures with jam-driven energy. The track includes a blistering guest performance from guitarist Scott Metzger of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead and LAMP whose searing riffs add to the track’s urgency and force.
Melt Away moves at breakneck speed with one foot planted in the realms of psych prog and the other in the improvisational spirit of the jam world. The song feels like a runaway train barreling down the tracks without brakes, an apt sonic reflection of its urgent lyrical message.
Keyboardist vocalist and composer Mark Rechler paints a vivid yet unsettling picture of a world overtaken by rising oceans in the wake of an advanced climate crisis. “Yeah it’s sort of a dark tale of one of the possible futures of this little beautiful world we live in,” Rechler explains. “And I question why most humans aren’t more focused on this reality. I guess it’s a kind of warning.”
The band’s powerhouse rhythm section Mathew Fox on bass Dan Roth on drums and Steve Finkelstein on percussion anchors the track with a driving almost tribal groove building a relentless backdrop for Rechler’s blazing synths and Metzger’s fiery guitar leads. The result is both musically exhilarating and thematically sobering, offering listeners a cathartic journey through sound while holding up a mirror to the dangers of ecological neglect.
ABOUT CIRCUS MIND:
Circus Mind is a New York-based rock outfit and the brainchild of ringleader Mark Rechler. The band’s latest release “Bioluminate”, a delightful mashup of rock and Nola funk mixed with late-Beatles pop, received rave reviews from Relix, The Rocktologist and countless other entertainment news outlets. The band features
Mark Rechler on Keys and Vocals, Brian Duggan on Guitar, Michael Amendola on Sax, Mathew Fox on Bass, Steve Finkelstein on Percussion and Dan Roth on Drums. Circus Mind is able to daringly swing from jazzy grooves to reggae roots then shoot out of a cannon into rock without missing a beat.
The boys deliver a modern take on influences such as Traffic, Steely Dan, Little Feat and Mott the Hoople while mixing in NoLa influences like Dr. John, The Meters and The Neville Brothers. Over the course of their career, Circus Mind has performed at Jazz Fest, The Fat Friday Annual Mardi Gras Ball, Brooklyn Bowl, The Capitol Theatre, B.B. King’s and many other prestigious venues.
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