In a triumphant return to the stage, Brooklyn art-pop virtuosos Rubblebucket delivered a transcendent sonic odyssey at the Neptune Theatre, marking an electrifying renaissance after Annakalmia Traver and Alex Toth’s hiatus to pursue solo ventures and navigate personal health journeys.
The duo’s chemistry, a complex amalgam of brass-infused psychedelia and art-pop ingenuity, proved not only intact but seemingly fortified by their time apart. Traver’s unmistakable vocal acrobatics soared above Toth’s meticulously crafted horn arrangements, creating sonic textures that felt simultaneously familiar and boldly reinvented. In a scene that felt both cathartic and celebratory, the indie-dance polymaths Rubblebucket reclaimed their rightful place in the musical stratosphere at Seattle’s own Neptune Theatre.
