Bambara: A fever dream all of its own
Sold out show at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn
Bambara have been evolving their midnight-black noise into something more subtle and expansive ever since the release of their 2013 debut Dreamviolence. That process greatly accelerated on 2018’s Shadow On Everything, their first on Wharf Cat and a huge stride forward for the band both lyrically and sonically. While the music itself is evocative and propulsive, a fever dream all of its own, the lyrical content pushes Bambara music even further into its own darkly thrilling realm. After touring with Daughers and Idles, now they’re back with a new album “Stray”, out via Wharf Cat in February 2020. The new song “Serafina”, reveals this album to be the monumental step forward that it is. Bambara sound like they’ve locked into what they were always destined to achieve, and the effect is nothing short of electrifying.
WORDS: MARIKA ZORZI
PHOTOGRAPHY: A.F. CORTÉS