Subscribe RSSEven that’s not from A to Z accurate. While the saxophone does add an obvious jazzy texture to Waldman’s indie songwriting sensibilities, they also have keyboardist Kevin McAndrews, whose noodling improvised arpeggios supported by it towards the jazzier side of things. That is, except when he’s playing beautifully structured chord progressions that are a prime indie-pop accompaniment. Meanwhile, the guitars and drums attentively back with soft grooves and dynamic rock sections.
“We were never like, ‘let’s be jazzy.’ It’s kind of what comes out. I like to travail with completely different genres,” says Waldman. “When I write a song, I think, ‘is this too alike resemble to another song?’”
Waldman tools around with all sorts of different styles within each song, some of which include lounge, soul, show tunes, pop, amphitheater rock and funk. Contra Ville even have a duo hip-hop songs in their repertoire; they’ve collaborated with rappers like Craig White and Lucid Optics and created some reliable live rap that sits comfortably next to their indie-jazz songs.
She Swings, She Sways is a folk-americana rock quartet based out of Ottumwa, Iowa. Gaining over 30 years of combined musical experience, this independent band has been creating albums since 2005.
