If you’ve been waiting for a song that combines soul and experiment, The All’s Eye just delivered you the key. Their new single, “The Simian,” is an experience that leaps to life with curiosity and dexterous energy released.
"The Simian" is cut at the storied Carriage House Studios and fine-tuned at Music Factory Studios, the track blooms with a clarity and warmth that allows each layer its moment in the spotlight. Ari Joshua, the guitarist, exudes a sort of divine mischief, his licks slipping between the textured dirt of the Allman Brothers and the exploratory functionality of modern-day jam behemoths. There’s a flash in his tone that feels like an ancient and futuristic, rooted but utterly free.
Organist Kris Yunker contributes a jazz-soaked sophistication that wafts through the track like smoke consistently transcends. His keys give a lush quality that suggests the band’s genre-bending ambitions. Keeping the whole circus is drummer Ben Atkind, whose polyrhythmic mastery brings heart to the song. If Atkind serves as the song’s heartbeat, then Jason Hann’s percussion provides its breath fluid, vital, and sometimes reckless. A veteran of The String Cheese Incident, Hann lends an electric, nearly spiritual layer of rhythm that keeps the track perpetually moving.
"The Simian" isn’t all sound-based. It’s a trip for the full spectrum, which is made all the more vivid by the multicolor artwork of Roberlan Borges Paresqui. The visual a trippy, surreal swath of rainbow hues and "The simian" symbolism extends the track itself right down to the last frame. The song and art, together, are a living, breathing testament to The All’s Eye’s commitment to immersive, multi-sensory storytelling.
With “The Simian,” The All’s Eye shows that they’re not just three musicians at the top of their game. They’re architects, building new realms out of rhythm, color, and emotion. It’s a track that calls for losing yourself.