Anders & Kendall

Wild Chorus (Nine Mile)

Longtime pals Anders Parker (ex-Varnaline, current solo auteur and Jay Farrar associate) and Kendall Meade (leader of indie act Mascott) have entwined voices on nearly every project the former has done, but Wild Chorus constitutes the first full-on confab. The volume stays low mostly, but modesty works to the album’s advantage in that folk-pop confections “We’re On Fire, Babe,” “Can You Forgive Me,” and “City of Greats” benefit from the living-room atmosphere. Even relative rockers “Gettin’ Ready” and “Dreamers On the Ground” sound homey, with emphasis firmly on the pair’s larnyx interaction. Keeping it low-key suits the tunes, which layer on melody. Wild Chorus fits as warm and comfortable as your favorite sweater. (9pm, Brass House)

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This article appears in March 15 • 2013.

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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.