Man Overboard’s Nik Bruzzese release a new song ‘Trouble Breathing’ with Andy from Hot Rod Circuit off his solo project, Casa Loma, today via Pure Noise Records.
While there are a few Man Overboard songs that teeter on the edge of acoustic-driven dream pop warmth, the stuff Nik Bruzzese tackles with Casa Loma just wouldn’t work within the context of his main band. “I’m not like a ‘serious’ person by any means,” the vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist says. “I’m a very sarcastic Italian ballbreaker from New Jersey. But this record is the exact opposite of all of that.”
Across the half-dozen songs of shimmering, saccharine sweet, expansive and atmospheric indie-rock that comprises the debut EP from Casa Loma, Nik’s vibrant voice explores loss, longing, and connection. Taking a page from the sublime and laidback storytelling of critical darlings Foxwarren and singer Andy Shauf, with the haunting melodicism of …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Casa Loma makes strikingly effective use of acoustic guitar and minimalistic drums, with flourishes of horns and piano. Check out his latest single below.