blueBrown releases debut single “Kingdom Go,” like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Math Rock had a baby
A world traveller following his dreams, Matthew C. Brown originally from the band, Homeless Apians, of Jackson, New Jersey, arises in Australia as blueBrown. A solo project budding on the road with the debut release of blueBrown’s single “Kingdom Go.”
Pearl Jam influences ring in the track’s vocals oriented before entering a head banging chorus. Engineered and mixed by lead guitarist of Phavors, Phil Marflak, I am reminded of the passion that constructed this single. Hitting the chorus heavy, all sense of potential softness grinds into a taste of Layne Staley influence. The lyrics, “I can’t wait for you” seem to beg to an uncertainty hanging in the narrator’s sky.
“"Kingdom Go" is from the perspective of someone in a relationship with a partner whose personal growth is quickly exceeding their own,” said Blue Brown in an email.
The narrator in this instance, describes blueBrown, is frustrated with their inability to grow as quickly although their partner is growing faster by slowing down.
“The ambiguous chorus, “I can't wait for you,” leaves the audience to decide if it's a cry of desire or of resentment, further revealing the confusion and frustration the narrator is experiencing,” continues the artist.
Not only will blueBrown’s vocals move the listener from sonically led focus to head banding, but the guitar layering hums musical talent to a new plane of musical complexity. If you enjoy math rock from Frank Zappa to Chon you will melt at the guitar skills of blueBrown.
Upon listening, the motion of sound, swaying seamlessly from acoustic to electric immerses the listener further into the pulse of the single.
“It sounds like an acoustic over an electric because that’s almost what it is! The main electric track is the baritone using the electric pickups, but the bridge I installed on the guitar also has a piezo pickup that I can switch on if I want to imitate the sound of an acoustic,” said Blue Brown.
In fact, blueBrown built the guitar he is performing on. The baritone electric guitar was built from a butchers block, while the rest from used or recycled guitars.
“The neck was a gift from a friend after I married him and his partner,” said blueBrown.
blueBrown is on a vulnerable route, creating and writing at his most transparent. The artist is away from his band Homeless Apians as he travels. The band has played throughout the City of Asbury Park for years.
However, the solo project of blueBrown is a musical expedition for the solo artist and his continued to travel. Most recently, the brown haired blue eyed musician for which his name derives (with influence from the very peculiar Kengo Hioki of the band Peelander-Z) has been road tripping around Australia for the last nine months.
“The two colors were already built into who I am,” said the artist of sky and earth.
blueBrown will be releasing new singles in the near future as well as videos that can already be found for “Kingdom Go.”
“[outSides] is blueBrown's video series of live multi-tracked performances recorded and filmed in National Parks and other beautiful landscapes across Australia,” says the musicians YouTube page. The “Kingdom Go,” video features blueBrown in Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park in South Australia on June 17th. A true visual display of the musicians talents.
blueBrown’s single “Kingdom Go” can be found on SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Spotify, and listeners can find the lyric video and blueBrown’s video series, outSides on YouTube! For even more on blueBrown find the solo artist on Instagram @bluebrownofficial, Facebook and his website.
