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PREMIERE: Berkeley duo Bows release ‘iMe EP’

Brendon Goldwasser

We’re really excited to premiere the new EP ‘iMe’ from talented Bay Area duo Bows, the brainchild of Kaila McIntyre-Bader and Luke Bace. Kaila fell off her bike and broke both her elbows (hence the band name). Unable to play piano, she started messing around with some new sounds on her computer and asked Luke to replicate them with his synthesizers. As Kaila’s arms healed, Luke worked on developing a whole new world of ear candy and Bows was born!

The duo, along with collaborators and friends, captures sounds in their little Berkeley house primarily in pajamas. They released the Everywhere EP in November 2015, and a full length post-apocalyptic sci-fi concept album The Day We Left in May 2016.

In their own words:

The iMe EP is a collection of anthems that are a reaction to these #selfie driven times of cultural and political degradation. The songs aim to project an optimistic narrative, floating the listener beyond the noise and toward the possibility.