Western Jaunt: Kalan Ya Heidi’s “Marbles Of Maple”

Fukuoka songwriting duo Kalan Ya Heidi appear to have only one song available for listening online…yet they’ve clearly won over the folks at Dead Funny Records, who will be releasing the group’s first EP this winter. “Marbles Of Maple,” though, is a pretty stunning debut from the pair. It opens like it could end up slipping into badly done folk rock territory, the two trading lines back and forth over some occasional strums. Then the song gallops into life, and Kalan Ya Heidi’s two voices come together to form one great vocal that dashes alongside the rustic instrumentation. They go back to the back-and-forth delivery, but it works way better while the banjos and accordion (!) run forward. And the conclusion finds them turning “la las” into some compelling sounds. Listen below.