Night Artery - Capsize Your Surroundings (EP)
Despite what your ears tell you, Night Artery is an entirely solo project. Manning all the instruments, Ross Arundale delivers off-kilter, unconventional arrangements laced with cryptic lyrics and dynamic vocals on his debut EP Capsize Your Surroundings.
That elusive and delusion grandeur wishing for an instant break at stardom passed Night Artery by, a reality that Ross is thankful for, as things that come into your hands quickly and easily rarely hold a great amount of significance. The rise to stardom took years of learning and sacrifice, with some gut wrenching decisions to be made, the outcome is exciting and unpredictable. The Capsize Your Surroundings EP is, in no simpler terms, a jack of all trades release.
Opting for the unconventional road, Ross is Night Artery and a whole lot more. From the photography, to the design, to the keyboard, to the guitar, to the drum kit, and even to the recording gear, every instrument is manned by Ross which gives Night Artery a band like presence when listened to, and you soon forget it's just one man.
From the hypnotic string arrangements in An Act Ill-Informed of Returns, leading into the hybrid pop/rock single discovered and aired by Triple J Cinematic Shards on the Permanent Way, it is evident that this EP is just as diverse as the live show. An arresting performance armed with near manic intensity, taking you from soaring aggression to chilling falsetto within the same song, and then further from song to song.
Two years of swinging the sledge hammer for months on end working on the Railway Line has finally paid off for Ross and Night Artery, the result is an intense independently released EP Capsize Your Surroundings that leaves you hanging for more and will no doubt have you swilling beer at his next live show.
