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Peculiar Saints

from To a Crisp by Brûlée

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Aura wrote the first verse of these lyrics after dinner with her old friend Vernita, an extraordinary woman who carries a complex history under the surface of a highly accomplished, well-lived life. Aura says the second verse is about her mother’s similar efforts to rise above difficult circumstances and build a life of integrity and humanity, firmly on her own terms.
Aura wrote an earlier version of this song with Avril Smith and performed it with their old all-girl funk band, Zeala. Aura showed me the lyrics without letting me hear the original version. I tried to come up with some music that would be suitably upbeat and confident, and Aura says the result is the closest thing to a hootenanny that any of us care to visit. Personally, I love the key change from G major to D-flat major in the middle of every verse.
Although song writing credit is usually given to one or two people who spend time alone with a pen and paper, our songs don't truly come to life until we arrange them as a quartet. Every song includes ideas from all four of us, and Peculiar Saints is a good example. It was Andrew’s wacky idea to make the breaks within each chorus extend by one beat each time, culminating with the 7-beat break at the end of the song. He also insists on inserting a spirited yee-haw (or five) when we perform this live.
— Louis

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from To a Crisp, released December 1, 2012
Words by Aura Kanegis. Music by Louis Matza and Aura Kanegis.

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Brulee Washington, D.C.

Brûlée is a band that stubbornly defies genre. In a world that likes to put things in nice, neat cubby holes, this band is not so easily described.
Inventive song writing and exceptional musicianship combine in a musical blend spanning styles such as indie singer-songwriter, alternative, lounge, jazz, blues, and contemporary folk. You’ll hear other influences that you like too. Just listen! ... more

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