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The following article was submitted by Leif Huot:

Rotating Superstructure is without a doubt my favorite band here in Jackson, Wyoming. After the recent release of their sophomore LP, they decided to head off to Portland, Oregon to reach a larger audience. On the new release, Shawn Fleming, 19, shares with us his cathartic harmonies — an aspect that was missing on their memorable debut “Bouncy Castle”. Rotating Superstructure formed when they were just sophomores in high school thought they quickly established themselves as the leading local band in Jackson.

With lead vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist Victor Pokorny, bassist Bridger Huhn, guitarist Kyle Fleming, and Shawn Fleming (who also does the sound mix, manages, and books the band at various venues) their shows are always a lively experience for their fans and anyone who happens to pass by. For their sophomore release, they had the opportunity to use studio space offered to them by Death Cab For Cutie drummer, Jason McGerr. Over the course of three days they recorded their eight track album preparing themselves for a sucessful move to Portland. Bridger Huhn’s artwork graced the packaging.

Unlike their first album, this album was produced by the group with some help from Don Gunn who has worked with such artists as Peter Frampton and Alligators. The album starts off with Victor’s excellent vocals and fingerstyle acoustic guitar playing before the drums, bass, and Kyle’s guitar playing comes in. Shawn’s harmonies are heard on the choruses. After “Emancipation Station”, “Karen” is a straightforward rock number with keyboards, heavily reverbed vocals (a la The Strokes), guitar, and drums…a wall of sonic power. Following “Karen” is the impressive african highlife-esque “Michaela” which features some of the showcases the impressive vocal arrangements  you can expect throughout the rest of the album besides “Pip”.

“Daryl” has the most beautiful four-part harmonies, a chilling falsetto by Victor, contrabass by Bridger, and wintertime stream appearing from ice occasionally by Kyle. “Hand Dinosaur” a popular live number, follows. It would be a great radio track. Pip is an impressive piece with Dirty Projector-esque “hocketing” and progressive breaks. The album ends with “8″ which is a testament to how fun the making of the record was with it’s refrain of “Everybodies having a ball…” during live shows members of the audience are featured in the song. It will be very exciting to see where this band goes in the future, and I wish them the best in their move to Portland, supporting this incredible record!

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Photo courtesy of Andy Bardon