Calliope Musicals - Color/Sweat (2019)

Calliope Musicals is a cheerful psychedelic party folk band from Austin TX. Their high-energy live performance focuses on involving the crowd. A squad of musicians fill in their folksy roots with a mix of vibraphone, tribal drums, bass, lead guitar and explosive vocals. The band exudes feel-good vibes that aim to swallow listeners and spit them out as happier versions of their former selves.

Color/Sweat is the follow up to 2016’s Time Owes You Nothing. While not a concept album, the new LP is largely one of empowerment and autonomy in a wider social climate that is actively working against those things. Carrie notes, “it was pretty jarring to wake up the morning after our president was elected, knowing that I was waking up in a world that doesn't value humanity and life and kindness and diversity. This wasn't just happening in my personal life, but in lots of people’s lives and I couldn't have written a record that didn't address that even if I tried.”