On Sunday, Design Tasmania will reverberate to the dreamy sounds of Melbourne based band Coda Chroma.
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The band will be bringing their alternative brand of effortless folk rock to town, to kick off another round of Mofo Sessions.
After a summer run, the sessions - which bring a different, Mona-approved musical artist to Design Tasmania every second Sunday - will be going until at least May, Mona media assistant Tahlia Cavarretta said.
"We want to keep the Mona Foma spirit alive in Launnie, so we are bring them back," she said.
The sessions restart this Sunday, February 17, with Coda Chroma - and like all Mofo Sessions, entry is free.
Led by singer and guitarist Kate Lucas, Coda Chroma is a vehicle for Lucas’ breezy songwriting, with a fluid line up of musicians helping flesh out her live shows.
“I have visual images in my head and I try and map them out musically,” Lucas said.
“There are these vignettes and scenes I’m writing about and I'm trying to explain that through music."
Working closely with producer Damien Charles allows Lucas the freedom to push the boundaries of traditional song structures and sounds.
Multi-part harmonies and open tuned guitars just some of the techniques employed in their tunes.
While Coda Chroma’s music is often referred to as dream pop, Lucas prefers to avoid the restrictions of labels and genre.
“When I'm writing songs, I just write whatever comes out,” Lucas said.
“I don't try and think about what sort of style it should be, and sometimes I go off on abstract tangents.
“There's folky storytelling elements to it but it also has these dreamscapes so probably the best way to describe the sound is cinematic folk.”
After playing Launceston’s Saint John Craft Beer late last year with local duo Yyan and Emily, who Lucas describes as “amazing”, she was keen to bring her band back to Tasmania as soon as possible.
“We definitely left Launceston saying we need to come back,” Lucas said.
Before playing in Launceston on Sunday, the band will play a set at Mona in Hobart on Saturday, and the opportunity to work with the museum for both of these shows is something Lucas is very excited about.
“Everyone in Melbourne knows what you're talking about when you say you're going to Mona,” Lucas said.
“Up on the mainland people have either been to Mona and they've loved it or they're desperate to come and check it out."
Originally planned as a Northern outreach from Mona's Hobart activities, the sessions have seen a diverse range of musicians deliver engaging performances in the intimate setting of Design Tasmania.
A number of Tasmanian acts, such as the Bad Dad Orchestra and Denni Sulzberger, have been booked in to play in the coming months.