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LVL3 interviews this week featuring Geoffrey Todd Smith and Shy Layers

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Anagrams - Roll Call / Springs (Self-Released)

released October 24, 2020

Anagrams is the duo of JD Walsh (Shy Layers) and composer/saxophonist, Jeff Crompton. The two are neighbors in Atlanta and decided to collaborate on a couple of pieces that make up their debut 7″ release. If Shy Layers with a little jazz thrown in the mix sounds like a winning combo, you would be correct with that assumption.

The A-Side is “Roll Call’ and pays respect to southern jazz musicians that have recently passed away. Walsh reads the musicians’ names over his vocoder solo during the track. Here Walsh provides the groove as Crompton wails with beautiful abandon on the horns. It’s a moving tribute to those lost.

The B-Side is “Springs” which was written by Walsh on acoustic guitar. Crompton adds a lovely four part clarinet arrangement to the piece. This track is most reminiscent of Walsh’s Shy Layers project, although a bit more relaxed in its approach.

With how great these two debut pieces turned out, let’s hope the duo of Anagrams continue to pool their talents and create more together.

https://anagramsband.bandcamp.com/album/roll-call-springs

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Battleground creator J.D. Walsh stops by to give us some insight on this smart new show, and then Brian and Rachel challenge him to a game of "Who Said it? --- GOP candidates, or fictional pop culture characters?"