Redefining the ever-evolving genre of modern folk with Billboard-worthy pop hooks, deep acoustic groove, trance-like trad breakdowns and three-part harmonies, The East Pointers is coming to Miami Marketta to showcase its new album, Yours to Break. The album sits uneasily in a classic genre demarcation.
The East Pointers has always been musically complex and technically brilliant. The core is definitely traditional Celtic but on the new album, fiddle tunes are grounded in complex rumbling bass lines, a dirty Americana exploration turns on a dime into a lighthearted guitar feature with flamenco reference palmas, playful keyboard tones turn traditional solos into urgent dance-party journeys, and off-the-leash festival jam sessions give rise to vocal numbers that are either perfect pop songs or moving tributes to the home and people they love.
What We Leave Behind was one of the international standout albums of 2017, nominated for the Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the 2018 JUNO Awards and attracting over five million streams on Spotify. In the short time between its 2015 JUNO Award-winning debut Secret Victory and the new Yours to Break, the band has performed over 450 shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the UK, Europe, Mexico, the USA and Canada.
