Bienart - Surgeon

 

 

1.    Who is this smooth operator?

Bienart is Cobey Bienart an indie pop rock musician from Chicago, Illinois. Surgeon (Nov'15) is from Bienart's second long player of the same name Surgeon (2015).  

2. What kind of groove is Bienart touting?

Surgeon is a chill out tune. Fat bass and wave licking drum beast underpin smooth, dreamy vocals that float on the breeze. A brief blast of indie guitar at the end sends you off with a smile and something to think about.

3. Who does Bienart sound like?

Radiohead and Drawin Deez say those bastions of reason at Indie Shuffle. Obscure Sound were feeling Beck.

4. What have the cut and paste brigade got to say about Surgeon?

“Easy listening drum beats and an exceptional bass riff” – Indie Trend Setters.
 
“Twangy psych-induced guitars and uplifting vocals culminate in joyous infectiousness” – Obscure Sound.

“A scratchy and intriguing atmosphere and a catchy melody” – Howl And Echoes.

 

 

   

 

 



5.    Which bands have inspired this troubadoor?

 

The bands that put wind underneath Bienart's wings are The XX, Fleet Foxes and Milky Chance. Hudson Branch influences are My Morning Jacket, Paul Simon, Wilco and Radiohead.

 

6. Why should I give Surgeon a chance?

 

Surgeon is a song about finding love and you'll improve your chances with the one you love with this mood making groove.

 

7. Does Bienart have any more treasures in the chest?

 

Take What's Mine is another dreamy low key lovely with acoustic guitar to the fore.

 

8. Any more pearls of wisdom regarding Bienart?

 

Cobey Bienart is the guitarist and vocalist with his brother in the band Hudson Branch. The band have a handful of albums to their name.

 

 

“I got cold of trying to shoulder the load,

Set the things in stone, leaves you no room to grow”

 

 

 

Dessert is served by Derrival, an indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada. Derrival have one long player Youth Captured (2013) to their name and today's gem, Original Script (2015) is a stand alone single. Compared to Two Door Cinema, Young The Giant, CHVRCHES and Phoenix, Original Script has “a pulsing rhythm that will have you dancing for weeks.”

 

“And you pretend to be a so-called actress,
But you're just a pretty little thing in a black dress”