The New Deal incorporates electronic influences into their jam band approach to recorded and live music. Rather than using loops or DJ’s, they play their instruments live. Gone Gone Gone, released in 2003, exemplifies their ability to draw from a variety of genres and assemble a coherent collection of songs. The record delivers melodies and tempo changes at all the right times, keeping it from getting stale. It also boasts vocal work by Leslie Feist and bassist Dan Kurtz’s wife, Martina Sobara, who performs with him in the band Dragonette.
The real magic with these guys seems to be in the live show. They go back and forth between rocking out and lulling a diverse crowd, and they have fun doing it. Sampling the band’s live sound shouldn’t be too difficult as they helped distribute bootlegs of their early tours, with many shows still available online.
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