Austin duo Felt Out (FKA “Emme” for you fellow 2010’s Austin music scenesters) mesmerize and catch audiences off-guard with their signature blend of kitchen-sink alt-pop — no sound or notion is off-the-table, one song can be metallic and the next quite earthy, with maybe a guitar as a shared element. But the infinitely-instrumentalist duo are adept at using whatever element they reach for, tying them all together into a melodic bow, or at least a purposely semi-melodic bow with an alluring groove.
The latest single from Felt Out is “Fruit Cart,” inspired by singer Sowyma Somanath’s recent trip to India. Sung almost entirely in the South Asian language of Tamil, “Fruit Cart’s” electronic disposition creates a provocative dichotomy to a song about digging for the roots of desire.
Felt Out plays an AAPI Heritage Month show at Antone’s on May 22nd co-produced by Eastern Soul Productions.