Grasping Straws
Psychedelic art rock. In 2012, singer-songwriter Mallory Feuer formed the Grasping Straws band and started performing in and around New York City. Mallory has since gone on to tour Europe, Canada, and more of the U.S. solo and with different iterations of The Grasping Straws band to support the release of the band's debut album.
In the winter of 2020, The Grasping Straws collaborated with experimental video and performance artist Erica Schreiner to release a music video that was featured as part of the G Biennale and Art All Night film festivals. Their second album, "Patterns" was released in the Spring of 2023.
"The Grasping Straws drifted into slow, drum-marched songs that, particularly with frontwoman Mallory Feuers drawn-out and bluesy vocals, recalled the lo-fi glory of early Cat Power. Taking their time rather than rushing towards easy shock, these tracks intrigued with their very patience and calm and, perhaps most importantly, were ultimately moving, their tumbling quality enabling the audience to both engage and reflect." (The Deli Magazine)
"The Straws are great at creating beauty from confusion and contradiction. The music is grungy rock, except when it’s jazzy folk. The lyrics are strong, heavy, and firm, yet fragile, subtle, and unstable. The stories are clear and literal, but mysterious and open-ended. It’s sure to leave any listener grasping at straws." (Boog City Festival Blog)
"Raw, emotional, lo-fi art rock that really drew the crowd in. And with wide ranging dynamics, Feuer could be soft and subdued one minute and then release an angst ridden banshee wail the next. Instrument wise she's as eclectic as the sound, playing guitar, violin and keyboard at various points." (Full Time Aesthetic)
"The Grasping Straws drifted into slow, drum-marched songs that, particularly with frontwoman Mallory Feuer's drawn-out and bluesy vocals, recalled the lo-fi glory of early Cat Power. Taking their time rather than rushing towards easy shock, these tracks intrigued with their very patience and calm and, perhaps most importantly, were ultimately moving, their tumbling quality enabling the audience to both engage and reflect." (The Deli Magazine)
(solo/acoustic in Lancashire, 2016)
https://www.tiktok.com/@thegraspingstraws/video/7115254240989465902?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 (full band in NYC, 2023)
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