The Blasting Company sounds like a collection of 78rpm records discovered in a trunk in a haunted attic. Their music is a rich, textured tapestry of 'nouveau-folk' that pulls equally from Balkan brass traditions, New Orleans jazz, and Appalachian string music. It is deeply atmospheric, carrying a specific weight of history and folklore that feels both ancient and freshly imagined.
What truly sets them apart is their ability to balance the macabre with the whimsical. There is a theatricality to their arrangements, using instruments like the Bulgarian tapan and the accordion to create a sound that is dense and rhythmic yet intimately acoustic. Their work often feels like a sonic companion to a storybook, where every creak of a floorboard or rustle of a leaf is translated into a musical phrase.
Start with the 'Over the Garden Wall' soundtrack for their most iconic, atmospheric work, then move to 'Candy' to hear how they translate that same storybook magic into a standalone folk-pop context. It is the perfect music for anyone who finds beauty in the transition between seasons or the quiet mystery of the woods at night.
The Blasting Company, formerly known as the Petrojvic Blasting Company, is an American nouveau-folk band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 2008 by half-brothers Justin Rubenstein and J.R. Kaufman, with the group expanding to anywhere from five to ten members later. The band composed the soundtrack for the Cartoon Network mini-series Over the Garden Wall.
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