Adam Arcuragi’s hypnotic melodies and chamber choir are infectious on the bands third full-length album “Like A Fire That Consumes All Before It”. Arcuragi’s poetic lyricism is reflective of both The Illiad and Cy Twombly’s iconic painting - the two influences that brought the albums’ title to fruition. Quick to pay homage to his idols, Arcuragi powerfully draws from the tone of the prolific works, dips them in his own pool of creativity and then gracefully presents them as an authentic work of musical art.
- 1/30/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Adam Arcuragi makes music like some folks host parties. Equal parts revival tent and corner pub, his sophomore LP I Am Become Joy (out now) sounds like get-together where everyone feels at home—in the room and in their own skin—and seamlessly connected. Rife with rowdy choruses, banjos, horns and handclaps, the record invites anyone listening to the party, too, calling us in to have a beer and sing along with a collective of folks called humankind, spanning time and distance. A day after the record’s Sept. 8 release, the Atlanta-born, Philly-bred songwriter caught a train from his new home in New York’s West Village to return to the City of Brotherly Love. After a walk around downtown, Arcuragi talked to Paste about how the record was made, why museums should be open all night and why a guy who gets such a kick out of life categorizes...
- 10/7/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
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