Ladley, a devotee of the leftfield musical narrative tradition, populates his songwriting with a variety of characters and perspectives: from miners facing tragedy in crumbling coal towns, to bored suburban teenage punks bent on petty destruction. We want to make music that we can play and sing as loud as we want to but at the same time, play music that is dynamically interesting." It isn't simply the tower of sound evoking widescreen vistas engaging the imagination: the co-lead vocals of Adam Ladley and Nina Siegler propel the songs away from vague descriptions like 'cinematic' into story-driven mind-movies. "With seven members we end up creating music that we wouldn't ordinarily make under normal circumstances in New Zealand. "We are attempting to make music that means something", says Ladley. Come Howling was recorded "basically live" over a couple of weeks, the three-guitar, keyboards and rhythm section embellished with additional contributions such as timpani, vibes, and a mini trumpet symphony. Led by multi-instrumentalist/composer/ singer Adam Ladley, Family Cactus comprises seven members of differing musical pedigrees, a number of different approaches and a variety of contributors, all united by a shared musical purpose on the debut LP, Come Howling. While some might consider Family Cactus as spiky a musical proposition as the group's name suggests, such an obvious interpretation doesn't even skim the surface of the evocative music made by this rather intriguing New Zealand group.
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