Rock trio Safari Room create intricate indie sounds

Nashville-based indie rockers Safari Room have released their new single ‘Young Water’.

The three-piece outfit have a keenness on human connection as a founding cornerstone, they’re characterized by ambient soundscapes, intricate rhythms, baritone-led falsetto vocals, crunchy guitars and introspective lyrical content.

‘Young Water’ is the first single ahead on an upcoming record in July. The track is an upbeat song with an American-rock sound in the riffs alongside thoughtful and optimistic lyrics. It details the tension and release of monotony and the hope to break out of stagnant, cyclical behaviours.

“We feel it will inspire people during these truly unnerving times,” the band said. “Releasing this music in light of the current crisis feels like a way to come together and push through this in unified positivity.”

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Safari Room’s sound has been compared to The National, Death Cab for Cutie, Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes. All comparisons find them perfectly adjacent to some of the most engrossing and experimental indie rock bands playing today.

Hailing from Omaha, NE; Newark and Dayton, OH; the trio consists of Alec Koukol (songwriter/lead vocalist/guitarist), Chris Collier (guitar) and Austin Drewry (drums).

The band calls Nashville, Tennessee, home with eyes set beyond. Safari Room is gearing up to release their first full-length album after years of single and EP releases as well as touring across the United States. Listen to the first single from that now and leave an ICM Rating out of 10!