By: William Giron

Rating: 6/11

Not Waving But Drowning combines indie rockability with the eclectic sounds of folk music and catchy pop vocals that have an interesting touch of cabaret flavor. A Brooklyn-based band formed by Pinky Weitzman and Mason Brown, the four-piece use their multi-instrumental abilities to create an experimental experience, especially to fans of folk rock groups. The vocal harmonies and provocative lyrics are similar to Weimar culture cabaret and bring an old time feel to their music.

Listening to some of their online tracks, “The Drowned Man’s Ball,” an almost nine minute long epic mixing gypsy and rock sensibility, strong violin work, and catchy vocal harmonies, was the most appealing, sounding similar to rock band Mago De Oz. Their second tune, “Maypole,” is a shorter balled that brings some of Pinky’s vocals center stage and follows a more traditional format than their other works. Their final track, “Let’s go Dancing,” is less cabaret, sounding more like a southern dance mixed with ukulele.

Not Waving but Drowning has an interesting and diverse body of music, but their best songs follow the gypsy-esque folk style compositions.