Listen: Bronson BLVD – “Certainly, I’ll Grow”

Local writer/musician/producer Tim Tapper has been hard at work in Kalamazoo, producing a new body of work almost bi-annually for the past few years. His primary project The Number Eight has released several excellent albums, blending elements of expansive shoegaze, pastoral folk, and brooding slowcore with precise and powerful lyrics. The band appears to be on haitus; it seems Tapper is focusing on releasing more folk-oriented material under his birth name. In the meantime, electropop/chillwave side project Bronson BLVD has flourished quietly in the background.

“Certainly, I’ll Grow” features a lush, full landscape where ethereal vocals and hazy guitars float like smoke over electronic drumbeats and thick buzzsaw basslines. This is music for swimming in cold water. The melody here is dreamy and simple, lingering in the room long after each listen (and believe you me, if you download this one, there will be many listens). Keep your ears peeled for forthcoming singles and performances.