While its makers are firmly rooted in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s DIY independent music scene, High Places is very much an artifact of the present day. The music has the same momentum, emotion, and melodicism as underground hits like “Lives of Insects” and “Empty and Then Some,” but the eight songs that comprise High Places burn and sway with a contemporary-yet-timeless energy that will satisfy both new listeners and older fans of vintage indie/punk/emo. “High Places began as a simple desire to finally capture on record a few songs that had been lost to our untimely breakup in 1995,” Downing explains. “The project swiftly turned into something more urgently present – a fresh, creative effort between longtime friends who came back to the songwriting table with greater assets: life experience, keen self-awareness, and a honed artistic vision accompanied by skills to match.”
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"Our Baby Outlaw" live at the Metro Gallery
Shot by Andy Biscontini and James Doolittle at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, MD 8/27/23. Edited by Andy Biscontini.
Static & the Beat
Filmed by Andy Biscontini, 2023
The Front
Filmed by Andy Biscontini, 2023
Lives of Insects
Videography by Andrew Biscontini and Chris Walter, 1994.
Live, Sioux Falls, SD. 7/17/1995
Filmed by @soon_after, 1995
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