The Hungarian band playing pop music that defies all form of categorization from downtempo to garage punk is celebrating its six anniversary this year, the group that has seen it all: the Erik Sumo Band.
A new member has recently joined the group: guitarist/singer Gergely Császári, previously from the bands Csá, Misi!, Paganza, Kaukázus and Kiende as well as appearing in the acoustic-sit down set of Péterfy Bori & Love Band – hence the connection with Ambrus Tövisházi and his collective of musicians.
Following the band’s second album, The Trouble Soup, which was successful both in live performances and on the radio, on the Twilight At The Zoo Vol. 1 EP the band expanded its sound with garage punk and afrobeat influences, yet their latest material returns to the Sumos’ very first period of DIY pop, containing smelly songs fashioned from lovely trash with an analog, eclectic sound.
Ambrus and co. are yet again walking a fine line between melancholic pop music and visceral dance music, while their constant guest, Erzsi Kiss mesmerizes us in her usual, wonderful way. The country’s best non-traditional group calls the Trafó’s audience to the dancefloor yet again, with renewed vigor!
A new member has recently joined the group: guitarist/singer Gergely Császári, previously from the bands Csá, Misi!, Paganza, Kaukázus and Kiende as well as appearing in the acoustic-sit down set of Péterfy Bori & Love Band – hence the connection with Ambrus Tövisházi and his collective of musicians.
Following the band’s second album, The Trouble Soup, which was successful both in live performances and on the radio, on the Twilight At The Zoo Vol. 1 EP the band expanded its sound with garage punk and afrobeat influences, yet their latest material returns to the Sumos’ very first period of DIY pop, containing smelly songs fashioned from lovely trash with an analog, eclectic sound.
Ambrus and co. are yet again walking a fine line between melancholic pop music and visceral dance music, while their constant guest, Erzsi Kiss mesmerizes us in her usual, wonderful way. The country’s best non-traditional group calls the Trafó’s audience to the dancefloor yet again, with renewed vigor!
