Back in 2025, Jack Whitescarver’s Amiture evolved into Amiture Music, with Justin Fossella (drums), Max Berine Shafer (bass) and Allie Wrubel (percussion and other instruments) joining to help push the project, as we put it, “into a style of experimental rock unreachable to a solo artist.” The self-titled Amiture Music debut was built around the shared understanding between these band members, a record of dynamism and deep sincerity which, as we continued, rejected “any conceits or flashy gimmicks in favour of open collaboration and good old fashioned craft.”
This month will see the release of 2 Women, a brand new EP released with Dots Per Inch Music which builds upon its predecessor and sees Amiture Music bloom into something even more inventive and challenging. Again built in the spirit of collective creation, each of the four members bring their own quirks and sensibilities to the sound, though all work towards a common goal. The result, like all the best collaborations, feels larger than the sum of its parts and seems to operate according to some higher logic. Experimentation not as some effort in grandstanding or novelty for novelty’s sake, but rather in order to delve further into psychological experience.
The release’s first single, ‘Idela’, is a testament to the power of such cooperation. Initially composed as an instrumental piece, Whitescarver and co. decided to inviteĀ New York-based songwriter and pianist Eliana Glass to sing on the track, allowing Glass listen to the song and write her own lyrics in response. A widening of the Amiture Music project to include a fifth member who was given the freedom to work with the same instinctiveness and cohesion as the core group. “The process was magical and it only made sense to attempt to replicate it with the video,” Whitescarver explains. “Eliana and I started with an image of a woman swimming in an indoor pool and worked backwards. I liked how many uncomfortable places you could get with a camera as small as a GoPro. It was cathartic to bring such a satisfying collaboration to life through image.”
2 Women will be released on the 30th via Dots Per Inch Music and you can pre-order it now from the Amiture Music Bandcamp page.