Indie powerhouse Motes have announced that they’ll be returning to the studio to begin tracking their sophomore LP. This will be the follow-up to Keep It In The Dark, their highly lauded debut full-length that SP ranked as the best local album of 2015. To celebrate this announcement, the trio have released an exclusive demo. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Elizabeth Majerus commented on the song “Salt” below:
“’Salt’ is dear to my heart. It’s very fun to play on guitar, has a swinging, tinkling, rushing water feel that I think fits well with the lyrical themes. And I also enjoy the way the lyrics take me on a trip in my imagination every time I sing them. The song is a trip inside each of us, but takes us out of ourselves and across the universe (so to speak) as well. It’s flowing water and a cascade of diamonds, but diamonds that are empowered and for themselves, not for us humans and our egos. “
Listen to “Salt” below, and catch Motes Saturday night at Cowboy Monkey, where they’ll be playing with Sunset and Unknown Pleasures.