Improvement Movement has quickly emerged as one of Atlanta’s most exciting new bands, blending folk, psych-rock, and an indie sensibility to deliver a timeless sound. They have been building a steady world-of-mouth following that ultimately caught the attention of ATO Records who have now signed the band.  Today they share their new single, “Still Cold,” their first new music for the label.    

“In the studio we ended up talking about a lot of different experiences that qualify as bittersweet, or melancholy, including the idea that anything good happening in our lives right now takes place against the ominous backdrop of an ever angrier, chaotic world,” says keyboardist Zach Pyles. “A couple of hours later we had recorded ‘Still Cold,’ yielding a song that explores those emotional poles in both the lyrics and the harmony itself.”  

LISTEN TO “STILL COLD” HERE

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “STILL COLD” HERE

Improvement Movement is currently touring North America with Iron & Wine. Upcoming tour highlights include Chicago’s Thalia Hall on May 5 and Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn on May 13.  In addition the band are playing at a handful of festivals this summer.  See below for the full itinerary and tickets are available here. 

The four members, Marshall Ruffin (bass), Clark Hamilton (guitar), Tony Aparo (drums), and Zach Pyles (keyboards), met playing together in Atlanta’s diverse music scene, fostering a strong community that they keep front-of-mind. Over the course of several years of constant collaboration, they forged a collective approach to their music with all band members contributing to songwriting, trading lead vocals, and swapping instruments in the studio and on stage. Likened to Grizzly Bear and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for their ability to defy genres, Improvement Movement adds modern indie and experimental textures to a classic harmony-heavy sound that is uniquely their own.

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