Floating Action

When Seth Kaufman was foraging throughout his house one day, he discovered an old kick drum pedal he had and decided it was a perfect fit for a band name. Floating Action is from the same fertile grounds in North Carolina as John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, and plays everything from raw Stax-era soul to intimate folk ballads. The focus of the group is on Kaufman's songwriting, to which the other three members accompany him live. And as Kaufman and his band mates slice deeper through the musical layers of cake of yesteryear, they still manage to create their own unique grooves.