The track was produced by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy fame, who had also worked his desk magic for Kramies’ 2013 EP; The Wooden Heart. It is also worth noting that his debut release on Hidden Shoal, 2011’s The European EP, was produced and engineered by Todd Tobias (Guided By Voices and Robert Pollard).
Having opened for such heavyweight indie acts as Spiritualized, Grandaddy, Yo La Tengo, Calexico, Stereolab, the Dirty Three and the Red House Painters in the past, it’s easy to reflect on where Kramies’ immediate influences stem from.
There’s so much to cover, some killer stuff has been filtering through our in box this last month since we went off radar – one thing that immediately hit us like an oncoming wall was this little darling. New single from Kramies finds the author of some of the finest and most sublime ethereal sonic hymnals to come our way in recent times shimmying up to forge a new old acquaintances with Grandaddy man Jason Lytle here taking up production duties. Available as a free download ‘the fate that never favoured us’ is to simply put it – breathless. A delicately spun cosmic carnival teased upon the same unseen fragile structures that hold stars in the night sky, this demurring honey deceptively arrests all the time transmitting its lunar love noted opines across the celestial voids as though the result of some star crossed love in embarked upon by Sterling Roswell and a certain J Xaverre. Bliss.
I featured the wonderful EP The Wooden Heart from Kramies here last year and now the Cleveland born singer/songwriter is back with a new single release before he heads to France for some tour dates. Kramies Windt enlisted the production help of both Todd Tobias and Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle for The Wooden Heart and this new single is again a collaboration with Lytle as he produced “The Fate That Never Favored Us”.
At its heart, this new track is an acoustic guitar ballad but it’s enhanced by Lytle’s trademark flourishes, from the eerie synth sounds to the various electronic effects under the surface. Floating above all of it is an affecting vocal by Kramies. If it’s a dreamy folk/pop sound you’re seeking, be sure to add this song to your collection and Kramies has made it easy as it is available as a free download.