
Calla's 'It Dawned On Me' (2005) emerged from the fertile NYC indie underground that incubated alongside Interpol, The Walkmen, and The National. Formed in 1997 by Aurelio Valle, Wayne B. Magruder, and Sean Donovan, Calla had deep roots in the Lower East Side experimental scene, playing alongside Alan Vega and Thurston Moore at venues like The Cooler before being signed by Michael Gira's Young God Records. By 2005,…
As the lead single and opening track of Collisions, 'It Dawned On Me' is a defining artifact of mid-2000s NYC slowcore/post-punk. Its production — helmed by Chris Zane with additional mixing by Victor Van Vugt (known for Nick Cave and PJ Harvey work) — bridges art-rock minimalism with indie…
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