Luke Wyland and John Niekrasz, the best friend band / experimental composition project Methods Body has another full-length LP called
Plural Not Possessive—
to be released by Beacon Sound on June 16. Methods Body gave the
Mercury a chance to premiere its latest video “Snares,” which was entirely filmed, directed, and edited by the band. Shot almost entirely in Portland, the video for “Snares” stitches together visuals from over 17 different shows. “We wanted to catch unexpected, surprising, mysterious angles,” Niekrasz told the
Mercury. “Some are from the performers’ point of view onstage. Some are backstage moments. Sometimes we’re just dancing while staring at the venues’ mesmerizing lights on the ceiling.” The twinkling progression of “Snares” is hypnotic, but deeply composed—moving in jazzy, scratchy cycles. It’s meditative (and probably good to do drugs too), but you’d be surprised that a few of their fans also manage to dance to it. Wyland and Niekrasz are both incredible performers and improvisers, so you’ll want to catch the album release—a bill that also boasts Brown Calculus and DJ Papi Fimbres.