This isn’t easy we are all holding onto pieces of our past that we can’t get back. Even if “Futureproof” uses a failed relationship as its template, the band’s approach is an optimistic one: “T he road is sprawling out in front of you – you wanna d o just what you wanna do,” sings McLaughlin in the second verse, “so rip a page from Kerouac, and make a promise not to circle back.” Commit to improvement, in some sense. When acknowledging the transience of relationships – the coming and going of beings, like passing waves – there is an impulse to question the worth of our actions.īut the Rare Occasions do not devalue the present. Futureproofing is an engineering term that means designing against the possibility of becoming obsolete.” Still fresh into their adulthood, The Rare Occasions hit upon one of life’s darkest and more harrowing quandaries. “No matter how much you want something to be permanent, it’s not. “The song is about the inevitability of change,” says McLaughlin. To how she kept her books beside your bedĪnd kissed you slowly through the afternoon I know you’re drifting back into your head Whether that means a dreamy futuristic post-chorus soundscape or something else, The Rare Occasions know how to keep an audience’s attention. Listeners can anticipate verses and choruses, as long as they also expect songs to twist and turn in the process. Lead singer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Brian McLaughlin has never been one to follow traditional “pop” song structures, and he’s not about to start now. The EP’s title track is a perfect re-introduction to The Rare Occasions, who will always prefer their music to convey their message in their format. Give a listen to the EP while enjoying Atwood Magazine’s track-by-track review!įutureproof – The Rare Occasions Futureproof Further affirming their talents, The Rare Occasions also won Grand Prize in the 2015 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Each successive release has found the band growing together, but Futureproof is an exponential jump: Blood, sweat and tears are all over these four songs.įutureproof serves to only further assert The Rare Occasions’ increasingly bold, daring ethos and lyrical depth. Slowly gaining a cult following in their current New England home, the band have released a handful of singles ( Atwood premiered “An Actuary Retires” in October 2015) and three EPs – 2013’s Applefork and 2014’s Feelers, and now 2016’s Futureproof. Brian McLaughlin, Peter Stone, Jeremy Cohen, and Luke Imbusch formed The Rare Occasions in a Tufts University practice space in 2012, and quickly released the 6-track Demo Recordings later that year. you found love but now you’re on your ownĪlready somewhat of an Atwood Magazine favorite, The Rare Occasions are one of New England’s most promising indie bands. The future cannot hurt it, damage it, or negatively impact it in any way. In essence, that which is “futureproof” is unaffected by the passing of time. If substitutional logic applies, then when something is futureproof, it is impervious to the future. Water cannot hurt it, damage it, or negatively impact it in any way. When something is waterproof, it is impervious to water. The Rare Occasions’ new EP begs a certain semantics/philosophical question: What does it mean to be “futureproof”? Let’s break it down.
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