{"id":89659,"date":"2025-01-17T12:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=89659"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:10:01","slug":"silicon-valley-indie-rock-project-aluminum-boys-have-some-common-pleas-for-us-ahead-of-collected-pieces-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/01\/silicon-valley-indie-rock-project-aluminum-boys-have-some-common-pleas-for-us-ahead-of-collected-pieces-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Valley Indie Rock Project Aluminum Boys Have Some ‘Common Pleas’ For Us Ahead Of ‘Collected Pieces’ Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aluminum Boys’ new single ‘Common Pleas’ is anything but common. The track comes ahead of their album, ‘Collected Pieces’, set for release on March 28 via Nail Polish Emoji Records.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Created in San Jose and comprising friends Jared Ottman and William “Bill” Pence, Aluminum Boys bring a modern slant to indie rock while maintaining a retro edge. They say all music is derivative, and while it’s true that ‘Common Pleas’ sounds familiar, there’s definitely enough on the track to give it its own unique sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pounding drums, clanging cymbals, swirling synths and jangly guitars are met with languid vocals that, while laid back still manage to convey some of the cleverest lyrics I’ve heard in a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You never thought you would write poetry
Till one day you got called down to jury duty
And you made eyes with a stenographer
named Tracy
At the Cuyahoga County Court of Common
Pleas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had butterfly clips in her hair
Butterfly tattoo right behind her left ear
And butterfly nails that tickled the keys
At the Cuyahoga County Court of Common
Pleas”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely marvellous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a great trumpet section in the middle of the track (performed by Lilly Aycud) that’s just exquisite, and adds perfectly to this song about falling in love with the butterfly-emblazoned stenographer, and what she represents. Tracy’s butterflies symbolise freedom, or at least, wanting to be free; you know she’s not going to stay a court stenographer forever, she’s got her mind on bigger things. Whether or not that includes the song’s protagonist remains to be seen – probably not, she likely doesn’t know he exists. Nonetheless, she’s inspiring both him (and the listener) to choose a different path, to aim high, and that can’t be a bad thing, can it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Common Pleas’ is out now. You can listen to it below, and stream and download it from Bandcamp<\/a>. Find out more about Aluminum Boys and their music online on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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