Soft guitars, windchimes, a bit of a lilting male voice. A pulsing, driving bass line. Still that voice, which works very well here. Full band kicks in with drums, that interesting guitar. I'm feeling this, a muted and muffled recognition from somewhere to the side of the center.
Olympia, Washington's The Washboad Abs come at us with arpeggiated guitar over muted drums, and an almost a hushed reverence over a driving rock beat. Travelling through some coma dream, some fever on this autumn afternoon. A lightness and an airiness throughout. There is a hefty undercurrent, a tight rhythm section locking the proceedings to ground though our head wants to embrace the clouds very often here.
Something about this feels lo-fi, though not in the way you'd expect. This is especially on side 2, starting with something more upbeat, "One" is a bit of pop to color our Indie. But the overall feeling is so laid back, so lazy and drifting, it's sometimes hard to see the individual pieces here. That said, the craft is undeniable, and this will get its hooks in your if you let it.
https://antiquatedfuture.bandcamp.com/album/recurring-chasms
-- Kingo Sleemer
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