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Blockheads

When writing songs for their 2011 debut full length, How Bright a Shadow!, Brooklyn’s In One Wind turned to the concept of “block melody.” That progressive approach to composition, originally conceived by guitarist Fred Firth, treats the idea of melody as an expression of events in time, as opposed to the more linear and rigid structure found in conventional songwriting. The result is a record that both celebrates and deconstructs pop archetypes with sophisticated experimental savvy. It is music for both the heart and mind. In One Wind plays the Monkey House in Winooski this Sunday, February 19, with Nuda Veritas, Golden Claws and DJ Disco Phantom.