Setting (band)

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Setting
Origin Durham, North Carolina, United States
Genres experimental
Years active2021–present
LabelsParadise of Bachelors
MembersNathan Bowles
Jaime Fennelly
Joe Westerlund
Website settingsounds.com

Setting is an American instrumental band from Durham, North Carolina.

Contents

History

Beginnings and Shone a Rainbow Light On (2021-2023)

The band was formed in Durham in 2021 by three musicians playing together in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Bandmembers Nathan Bowles, Jaime Fennelly, and Joe Westerlund all play multiple instruments, but Westerlund and Bowles had performed as a percussion duo prior to the formation of the trio. [1]

Shone a Rainbow Light On is the debut studio album by Setting. It was released on September 29, 2023, by Paradise of Bachelors. [2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [1]
Spectrum Culture78% [4]

Shone a Rainbow Light On was met with positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 6 reviews, which the website categorized as "universal acclaim". [3]

Daniel Hignell of The Quietus wrote of the album: "The sort of record for which the phrase 'organic drones' was built, Setting have produced a beguiling, earthen record that slots neatly into the pantheon of meandering new-age ambiance. A sort of less ostentatious, less cheesy take on Popol Vuh. The album is reminiscent of some of the more obscure instrumental records on the Constellation label, conjuring a world that is neither as minimal as drone nor as lively as kraut-rock, a passive, repetitive, slow-burning folk aesthetic. [5]

Recent activity (2024-present)

The band's studio album was followed by two album releases of live performances, one from a show at Black Mountain College Museum and one from a performance at the Asheville, North Carolina venue Eulogy. [6]

Discography

Accolades

Critic/PublicationListRankRef
Uncut Uncut's Best Albums of 2023 (for Shone a Rainbow Light On)— [7]

Track listing

Shone a Rainbow Light On track listing
No.TitleLength
1."We Center"13:27
2."Zoetropics"7:46
3."A Sun Harp"10:16
4."Fog Glossaries"48:46
Total length:40:15

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ague, Vanessa (October 4, 2023). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ Gallacher, Alex (August 2, 2023). "Setting - A New Project from Nathan Bowles, Jaime Fennelly and Joe Westerlund". KLOF Magazine . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Reed (December 6, 2023). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Hignell, David (September 15, 2023). "The Quietus Review". The Quietus . Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Setting At Eulogy. KLOF, September 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2023". Uncut . 6 December 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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