For over a decade now, much of independent and experimental pop has been sequestered to the safety and seclusion of a bedroom, with hushed vocals and reverb-laden instrumentation forming a protective cocoon around the oftentimes solo songwriter. Well, Sibylline Lover is definitely not that.
Born from the creative energies of UGA's Hugh Hodgson School of Music graduate Jason Bronson, Sibylline Lover is a highly collaborative, maximalist recording venture in which friends and former classmates alike utilize a legitimate recording studio to bring Bronson’s compositions to life. Inspired by pop auteurs like The Beach Boys and The Zombies, as well as Athens’ own of Montreal, Bronson has crafted eight songs for his peers — among them, Delorean Gray bandmates Jacob Chisenhall and Freeman Leverett — to flesh out within The Glow, local producer Jesse Mangum’s studio space.
With two tracks from his forthcoming album complete, the precociously sweet “Clarissa” and the heart achingly grandiose “Winter Isolation”, Bronson is bringing yet more performers together to interpret his tunes. The classically trained composer will be joined by dancers Grace Ferzely and Isabella Dobbins, at Go Bar on Tuesday, September 24 for a spectacle as much ballet as concert. Ferzely and Dobbins will be interpreting Bronson’s two compositions, while Bronson himself will be playing keyboard-based interludes between songs. Ajmal Millar is crafting costumes that will lend performers an appropriately whimsical appearance befitting their musical source material.
Both songs will be available to stream and download on Friday, September 20, with the debut Sibylline Lover full-length album expected to follow sometime in early 2020.