The new single from Adam Plomaritas, “The Other Side” is an honest and heartfelt conversation about marriage and the rough road ahead. It pulls back the curtain with a leap of faith, and talks about the grit that keeps two people together even when the road seems to be driving them apart. Like a warm summer rain, the music’s sonic elements wash over each layer like beads of water on a car windshield. 

“The Other Side” was inspired by a conversation that Plomaritas had with his wife before they were married. While sitting in her Dodge Neon in a Steak & Shake parking lot, he laid it all on the line, and told her about his dream of being a full time musician. Despite the erratic schedule, nights away, and inconsistent money, he promised that if they stayed together, it would be worth the instability. But he still gave her an out if she wanted it. Now a self-sustaining musician, Plomaritas reflects on the struggles along the way, and those he still faces. He explains, “The lyrics start off talking about how my wheels are spinning. Even though I’m creeping into my 30s in a profession where youth is paramount, it’ll all be worth it. As the song progresses with every milestone I hit and corner I turn, I’m worried that I may be losing her. So I keep walking that tightrope of fulfilling my dreams and career ambitions and being a present husband and father.”
Each element of the song ties together a piece of the story and puts Plomaritas’ honesty on display. As the guitar slowly progresses through each section, it is accented with radiant piano, a steady drum beat, and powerful vocal harmony hooks. “The Other Side” builds from a slow rolling start to a full on plea with Plomaritas’ soaring vocals encapsulating elements of Americana and blues. There’s depth to the soul woven throughout, and that encapsulated mixture shines. Get Plugged In above and for more information visit the links below.
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To  describe Arms Akimbo is a maddening series of clichés that manage to form something  truly original. They met in  college.  They  all liked  the same  bands (Portugal.The Man, Local Natives, Hippo Campus, Walk The Moon). They released a self-produced EP (Vignettes)  that  found  quick  success. They opened  for  some  bigger bands. This  would be tiringly  familiar  were  it  not  for  the surprising  speed  with  which  the  band gained  fans  in  their  Los  Angeles  hometown. They  sold out  a  small  club,  sold  out  a  larger club, then another, then sold out legendary club The Troubadour. For a local band, standing out can be a slow and painful task but Arms Akimbo's Peter Schrupp, Christopher Kalli, Matthew Sutton and  Colin  Boppell  have  tapped  into  that post-college-now-wtf vein of hope, insecurity and fuck it, let's just enjoy this with their  most recent EP The Wrong Kind Of Dance Party. Instantly  familiar,  the  EP  (songs  from which  are  interspersed by  recordings  from  an  actual  house  party  they  threw in  their former  house),  immediately  drops  you  into  a  typical kegger  with all the promise  of  a good  time  as  well  all  the  dashed  hopes  and  inevitable  heartbreak.  But  the  EP  slowly exposes  the  deeper  side.  The  part  where  you  end  up  at  the  end  of  the  night,  sitting  with your  best  friend  in the  driveway  and  wondering  what  the  point  of  life is. Whatever  it  is,  the  band  has  hit  a  nerve.  Maybe  it's  that  never  ending  nag  that  this  time in  life  is  fleeting,  that  responsibility  is  knocking  hard  on  the  door.  Maybe  it's  the inspiration  that  you  don't  ever  have  to  lose  this  feeling.  Maybe it's  also  a  sign  of  the times… that  in  an increasingly unpredictable world, the only thing you can count on are friends and the  moment: This time, your time.    

The four-piece, who have found success touring with Walk The Moon, The Animals and Said The Whale recently released their new track, ‘Devil’.  Chris Kalil explains the story behind the tune,

“Devil” is about our love/hate relationship with Los Angeles and a sarcastic observation on how easy it is to get jaded about the faux-celebrity Instagram culture that is all over the city. We’re taking a jab at social media obsession for painting a false picture of the way things are — and we’re taking a jab at ourselves for choosing to take part in it all."

​Check it out above.

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