Brooklyn duo THE INNER BANKS is the musical alter ego of married couple Caroline Schutz (vocals and songwriter) and David Gould (multi-instrumentalist and arranger), accompanied by a revolving cast of talented friends. Since forming in 2006, THE INNER BANKS has eluded easy categorization, and its upcoming release Wild shows no sign of conforming. The rich, cinematic orchestration skews the traditional country twang of instruments like the lap steel — reminiscent of Neil Young or Calexico — while layered female vocals recall the likes of Lush. THE INNER BANKS draws inspiration from folk, pop, shoegaze and Americana, but the result is grounded and cohesive, more than the sum of its parts. SPIN magazine has noted,"The musical pastiche of The Inner Banks is an exercise in euphony, with each disparate sound complementing the piece as a whole. Epics from anthills, each track is grand in scope yet completely unassuming, a piece of a soundtrack that never swells but always delivers." While Terrascope (UK) has described the albums as "crammed with shimmering pop nuggets well worth discovering... the sound of Americana played by Air." A rich musical history gave rise to THE INNER BANKS’ eclectic sound. Caroline’s grandmother starred in Broadway musicals in the 1920s, and her mother sang regularly in New York and performed with the USO during the Korean War. Caroline also made her mark as the principal singer-songwriter for Folksongs For The Afterlife, whose 2003 full-length record Put Danger Back In Your Life earned praise in Magnet, Time Out New York and Entertainment Weekly. David holds a Master’s degree in ethnomusicology, focusing primarily on African pop music. A true multi-instrumentalist, he played banjo and upright bass in his previous band, Bootleg Remedy, but has added lap steel guitar, acoustic fingerpicking, sound collage and various analog synthesizers to his Inner Banks duties. David also founded DAG! Records in the early 2000s, which now serves as the vessel for his and Caroline's music, as well as a few acclaimed outside projects.
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