Wonderland Rangers’ newest EP, Troubles & Treasure Pt. 4, is the latest addition to an album project dating back to December 2019. This part of the release includes three songs that are all about love or relationships, but that’s where their similarities end. The five-piece band of veteran Athens musicians Timi Conley, Shelley Lotus, Andrew Hanmer, Greg Surratt and Chris Byron takes a “you name it” approach to genre, touching on everything from soul to disco to slacker to funk to rock to rap to shoegaze, which holds true for this EP. “Soul Mate” makes use of the guitar riff from Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” along with a disco rhythm and auto-tuned vocals, while “Your Damn Hair” is inspired by ‘80s Brit-rock and “Crazy Love” is a moody number that takes after Southern soul-blues. Joining Wonderland Rangers for this EP release show are Astral Summer, the atmospheric pop and electronic project of David Ferguson and Dave F. Martin, and Drí, the looper-based project of Adriana Thomas.
WHO: Wonderland Rangers, Astral Summer, Drí
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 9, 8 p.m. (doors)
WHERE: Flicker Theatre & Bar
HOW MUCH: $10
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