Modern Nature, Olden Yolk, Paper Castles

An atypical combination of cello and saxophone provides a solid backbone for UK rock group Modern Nature. An indie-darling supergroup, its members come from British bands Ultimate Painting and Beak, as well as New York outfits Woods and Sunwatchers. Their progressive art-pop flits and flutters as synthetic sounds merge with organic ones. The band’s gorgeously constructed tunes, heard on the back-to-back 2019 releases Nature — its debut EP — and the follow-up LP How to Live, imply a deep reverence for the natural world and the peculiarity of being human. Check out Modern Nature on Monday, January 13, at the Monkey House in Winooski. Olden Yolk and locals Paper Castles add support.