Crush Limbo is Malcolm Strange is Colm Clark, a musician and composer with a passion for cabaret glam rock, who's co-conspirators and collaborators have included Sadie Graves and Vegas Berlin, among others. Malcolm describes the Crush Limbo sound as “music for Vespa-riding indie chicks, who wear tight leather jackets with sideways zippers. “
Despite the provocative name, Crush Limbo is no political manifesto, says Strange.
“There are a few covert social and political references running through our lyrics, so it has the potential to become … agitprop, I suppose. Ultimately, though, our goal is rump-shaking rock and roll.”
Strange says, somewhat cryptically, that their music is “somewhere between a synthesizer and a zither. “ One listen to “Idle King” "Detritus," or "November” gives truth to the lie: an intriguing blend of zither-like curios, like the autoharp and the marxophone, and vintage analog synths with names like Moog, ARP and Korg.
Referring to the band name, Strange says: “Crush Limbo seemed like a better name than Hush, Bimbo! which was our first choice. But we do reserve the right to change the name back to Hush, Bimbo! at any time—possibly even mid set.”
Crush is currently rehearsing songs, including those off EP, Music for Girls on Vespas, and a “bunch of new ones,” for eventual shows in the NYC area.