That E6 sound, with some nice twists for sure. I'll stop myself from speculating on what some of these songs are specifically about, but there is probably a reason these songs were written 7-9 years ago, recorded 3 years ago and just now released.

Nesey Gallons and Robert Gerry provide all the various instrumentation with John Andrews (from the criminally underrated John Andrews & The Yawns) on the drums.

This is really damn good and immediate for me. If you like fuzzy indie folk, then ... read more

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John Louis Howard

first proper album in eight years from the prolific and eclectic singer song-writer from the backwoods of Maine. their strength is the fine balance struck between structure and flow, with freak folk guitar melodies interwoven with jazzy bass lines, stylophone, mellotron, or a wall of synth. lyrics are simultaneously mundane and opaquely ominous, like a Shirley Jackson story. a compelling listen and proof that less is more, when you have total command of your less.

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