Charlotte based jam act, Pluto Gang, released “Trouble Looks Like Honey” yesterday, their fourth of 2020.
Along with “Plasmodesmata” and “Wildfire”, this marks the third and final single to be released in anticipation of the bands debut album, Better Out Here, due this fall.
The sextet has gained substantial traction on Spotify with over 220,000+ streams along with 20,000 monthly listeners.
Written by guitarist Dillon Crawford during his college studies in jazz composition and songwriting, “Trouble Looks Like Honey” solidifies the Pluto Gang’s genre-defying ethos.
The piece’s quick attack, high-speed harmonies, and two improvisational guitar moments offer a jazz-tinted homage to the woes of the Mississippi Delta and carries with it a psychedelic aura deified by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower.
Supplemented by percussive clavinet, organ swells, and a driving bassline, this piece is liable to send an upbeat shockwave through the listener.
“Trouble Looks Like Honey” is now streaming on all major platforms and can be accessed below.
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Pluto Gang, comprised of Brennan Beck (Vocals), Dillon Crawford (Guitar, Vocals), Wood Britton (Guitar), Joe May (Keyboards, Vocals), Pat Rogers (Bass), Wilson Smith (Percussion), is a local band that will certainly stay on our radar after listening to their first two offerings.
The young six-piece band has successfully manned the middle ground between traditional southern soul, driven by a lead vocalist, and the contemporary jam scene. Their sound fuses funk rhythms, progressive rock leads, and jazz-influenced textures along with Brennan Beck’s rich vocals.
With all members contributing nearly three decades of experience from prior bands, often times collaborating with one another in the past, Pluto Gang took orbit in the summer of 2019 when guitarist Dillon Crawford moved to Charlotte, allowing the band to become a full-time project.
After a successful liftoff period playing local shows and unifying around a new catalog of original music, Pluto Gang made their public studio debut in January 2020 with the aforementioned release of “Moggy Oxvine”, “Plasmodesmata” and “Wildfire”.
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