The last time OTR checked in with Voxtrot a little more than a year ago, the local indie pop outfit had recently logged some time with producer Erik Wofford. Much has changed since then, including the departure of multi-instrumentalist Jared Van Fleet, but Voxtrot recently released the result from that session as a free digital single. “Trepanation Party,” that certainly benefits from singer Ramesh Srivastava tenure in Berlin.
“We’re trying to approach the music in new ways,” Srivastava says. “I’m tired of doing things with drums and guitars. I want to see what perks my curiosity. I think we’re going back to a recording project.”
Srivastava has also started hosting a monthly podcast for the Portuguese radio station Radar Liboa 97.8FM. Grab the first episode, “Youth Trip,” which includes a cover of the Talking Heads’ “Heaven,” here.
This article appears in April 24 • 2009.