D.U.M.B. Luck Returns with Banana Buckets Single

D.U.M.B. Luck released their latest single “Banana Buckets” on January 5th. The Philly Duo is comprised of Jack Correll and Luke Volkert. Soon after meeting in a high school drawing class soon, the duo teamed up to start creating their own music. Both were members of the indie rock band Bluebird whose song “Mischief” racked up over 1.3 million streams. Bluebird headlined their own East Coast tour and shared the stage with Lunar Vacation and Friday Pilots Club.

The duo’s first project was released on Bandcamp at the end of their senior year of high school. It was comprised of multiple musical styles that were influential on the band. After graduation Correll and Volkert were apart for 4 years while they attended college at Tufts University in Massachusetts and Oberlin College in Ohio. The two focused on improving their musical skills, relegated to collaborative music-making from afar. They reunited at the Jersey Shore in the middle of winter to finish recording and arranging songs they had begun in the Spring of 2020.

D.U.M.B. Luck’s previous song, “Joyful”, was a mix of JAWNY style Philly DIY and Electric Guest’s infectious electro pop. The duo shifts directions with “Banana Buckets” going with an easy-listening jazz, danceable trance, and sun-dappled pop tune. The track begins with a bouncy programmed drumbeat, a la the hefty congas that Donkey Kong slaps around in Super Smash Bros. Brawl — in fact, it was these virtual drums for which the duo gave the track its name. Consistent, funky percussion guides the listener through swaths of jangly rhythmic guitar and a hip-hoppin’ bassline, easing them into a gentle cruise control. Though the sparse lyrics grieve relationship turmoil, one can’t help but feel relaxed by the groove, ready for a coastal drive into the setting sun.

If you enjoy the sound of jazzy rhythm guitars and dreamy techno vocals, then “Banana Bucket” is a great song to chill to while taking a leisurely drive along the coast. The song is out everywhere now, listen here.

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