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Straddling Childhood & Adulthood, EMÆL Debut “3/4 In” Off Forthcoming LP

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. 

As Hispanic Heritage Month draws to a close, Grimy Goods honors local group EMÆL, led by Emmanuel Ventura-Cruess. The Fullerton native is half-Mexican and has a bunch of new music ready for all to hear. Last month, the band released a new single, “THREE60,” an even-tempered yet mystical indie rock tune, and today they have another to share. Below, watch the video for “3/4 In,” a labyrinthine production that reflects the haze of confusion facing millennials today.

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Three60 by EMÆL

“3/4 In” refers to the period between childhood and adulthood that many young people today can relate to, myself very much included. What in your life, if anything, prompted you to write this song?

Emmanuel Ventura-Cruess: I wrote the song because there I was at 25, living in the same bedroom I had been in since I was 5. Many of my friends were in the same boat: still at their parents. If you think about how our grandparents/parents already had their kids and houses by that age, but here we are still going around partying and traveling with no cares or responsibilities but also with no place to call our own… It’s just really absurd. A whole generation of people stuck three-quarters into adulthood. It’s a privilege of course (lots of young people around the world are forced to become adults at terribly young ages) but it’s also simply the reality for many people in their 20s in the US, especially here in California.

Just over a month ago, you put out the alluring song “THREE60.” Am I sensing a numerical pattern in the song titles?

Soulful chamber pop single from EMÆL implores you not to fold your kite

Originally appeared on the 405. 

EMÆL don’t want you to give in to the grind. Today they are debuting a video for their single 'Yellowtail' that tells a colorful tale about working for a tyrant in a dead-end job. 

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I heard Emael perform when I first arrived to California and started attending open mics. They were clearly the most talented people gracing the stage on the occasions I was there and the odd thing to me was that they didn’t stick around to gloat. They walked on stage, played this amazing music and left to get back in their cars and go home. In my experience, musicians that good are usually not shy about pontificating about which guitar picks are most musical. Not the case here whatsoever. I caught their lead singer’s ear as he was walking away and we had a nice chat about his amazing talent and songwriting.

Emael is certainly not your typical rock band in LA. Their sound is experimental, yet still very catchy. You will not regret checkin them out, my favorite song is “The Boy Who Melts The Sun.”