{"id":245321,"date":"2012-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/we-didnt-start-the-fire\/"},"modified":"2012-08-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T07:00:00","slug":"we-didnt-start-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/we-didnt-start-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"We didn\u2019t start the fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresh off an SDMA award, The Burning of Rome previews their new album<\/strong><\/p>\n

Por Logan Broyles | Reportero SDUN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Burning of Rome will participate in this year\u2019s Music Thing. (Photo by Rebecca Joelson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It can be hard to tie The Burning of Rome down into a specific genre. Their music has been described as a mash up of indie rock, punk and electronic, with some dark Goth influences.<\/p>\n

The band is also known for a fashion sense that is straight out of the mind of Hollywood director Tim Burton, as well as their animated onstage performances, one of which included bringing a severed pig\u2019s head onto the stage as homage to \u201cThe Lord of the Flies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re often theatrical in our live performances, however we\u2019re cautious about not having it become a gimmick that takes over the music,\u201d said Adam Traub, lead singer and keyboardist.<\/p>\n

Traub, who started The Burning of Rome as a solo project eight years ago, said one of their concerts could include everything from \u201cmaternity mannequins\u201d and large Styrofoam skulls to crowd surfing, costume and fake blood.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up I was a punk that loved show tunes and pop music,\u201d he said. \u201cAs my pallet expanded, I started to experiment with sounds of my own, and began writing quirky songs and recording them to a four-track tape recorder.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other band members joined Traub five years ago \u201cthrough overlapping groups of friends and musicians\u00a0in San Diego,\u201d he said. The current group consists of Joe Aguilar on guitar and vocals, Aimee Jacobs on keyboards and vocals, Lee Williams on drums and Colin Kohl on bass guitar.<\/p>\n

Their debut album with Surfdog Records, titled \u201cWith Us,\u201d is set for release Sept. 18. The record\u2019s first single, \u201cBallad of an Onion Sprout,\u201d has already begun garnering praise from the local music industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new album is the result of a year\u2019s worth of meticulous experimentation and mind-numbing\u00a0labor spent\u00a0in various recording\u00a0studios across the city of Los Angeles,\u201d Traub said. \u201cIt took us\u00a0that long\u00a0to figure out a way to string together a genre-jumble of\u00a0experimental pop music with\u00a0psychedelic rock, orchestral music, and an abundance of\u00a0synthesized noises, squeaks and squelches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calling the work a \u201creinvention process\u201d for the band, Traub said they were forced to focus and define their sound, and while they have not strayed too far from their original sound, listeners will be hearing something new.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans can still expect to hear grace notes\u00a0of\u00a0our classic stuff embedded throughout the atmosphere of the new record, but be prepared for another stage in the evolution of our sound,\u201d he said. \u201cThis album will be different than anything they\u2019ve heard from us thus far.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Burning of Rome won the award for Best Alternative at this year\u2019s San Diego Music Awards, held Aug. 12, and Traub said he appreciated knowing the award came directly from fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s rewarding\u00a0to know that the category we were in was determined strictly by votes from the public. The fact that\u00a0there\u00a0are that many San Diegans who thought\u00a0enough of\u00a0The Burning of Rome\u00a0to\u00a0cast their votes for us is endearing,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what this award means for The Burning of Rome in the long run, but for the time being it is nice to know that\u00a0San Diego has our back.\u201d<\/p>\n

If San Diego support is of concern to the group, they seem to have plenty of it around town. To help promote the band, Yiga Miyashiro, the head brew master at Pizza Port in Ocean Beach, created a \u201cBurning of Rome\u201d pale ale for them, with the first batch released in February and the second in July.<\/p>\n

Traub and the band will be playing at Eleven on Sept. 15, as part of the San Diego Music Thing festival. Eleven is located at 5319 El Cajon Blvd. For more information visit elevensandiego.com or call 619-450-4292.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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