Adam Copeland is a Verona, NJ-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who spent the better part of the past two decades in several different projects including The Meltdowns, Ben Franklin, Black Water, Adam and the Plants and The Mutts. Copeland steps out into the spotlight as a solo artist with his solo recording project Wire Crimes. And with Wire Crimes, Copeland mines his fascination with hardware synthesizers, pulsating bass lines, razor’s edge guitar and driving rhythms.
Wire Crimes’ four-song The Impermanence of Things EP was recorded by Copeland at his home in short bursts with drums added later in his Passaic-based studio by longtime friend and collaborator Lloyd Naideck. Thematically, the EP’s material explores memories of lost kinship, childhood reckoning, sleepless nights and miscommunication. Sonically, the material is built around shimmering synth pads, gliding melodies and multi-layered vocal harmonies.
The EP’s latest single, “Temple” is built around icy and glistening synth arpeggios, dreamily delivered multi-part harmonies paired with a driving and trippy groove. While sonically bearing a resemblance to Currents-era Tame Impala, the song according to Copeland is his electric dream that he wishes to share with the world.
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