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Austin’s Speak release EP tomorrow at Waterloo Records
If you braved the bitter, biting cold and post-BCS National Championship game ennui to venture out to Free Week in early January, you might have caught an electric, fun set from electropop outfit Speak. The local quartet opened for Ume Friday, Jan. 8, churning out solidly enjoyable synth-saturated ballads, including a Daft Punk cover that was a highlight of that evening.
The group celebrate the release of their debut EP “Hear Here” tomorrow with a 5 p.m. in-store at Waterloo Records, 600 N. Lamar Blvd. Front man Troupe Gammage first started creating electronic music after being inspired by the driving rhythms of video game soundtracks and has a background in video game composition. The EP — released on Playing in Traffic, which also counts Los Lonely Boys, Sahara Smith and the Steps in its roster — was produced by Chris “Frenchie” Smith, a veteran of local bands Sixteen Deluxe and Young Heart Attack who’s also produced albums by Jet, … And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Ume, the Dandy Warhols and the Meat Puppets, among others.
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