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Crooked Cat Adams – ‘Lovely Darkish’
“By way of the blinds of my youth, I see two totally different moons…” opens ‘Lovely Darkish’ by Crooked Cat Adams. No, we haven’t landed on Mars, the moons are extra of the metaphorical sort – the previous and the long run, “the previous and the brand new”, and the realisation that we’re leaving one period behind and starting one other.
Crooked Cat Adams is the challenge of singer-songwriter Patrick Barry, who hails from Florida. At the moment primarily based in Portland, Oregon, he’s constructed up a physique of labor with regular releases over the previous couple of years. This monitor comes from his newest EP of the identical identify.
‘Lovely Darkish’ is a dreamily unusual, stripped-down indie-folk monitor.
The poetically minded lyrics mirror on the passage of time and the hazards of an excessive amount of nostalgia, with strains like “my first reminiscence is haunting me”. There’s some beautiful depth and imagery right here, with lyrics like “the mirror provides hints that I’m exhibiting my age, however I’m nonetheless a baby, nonetheless a baby.” There’s additionally darkness within the confession, ‘’I’m sinking deep, the place nobody can attain”. The melodies are easy but efficient, together with the layered vocals, each exhibiting a transparent folks affect.
The manufacturing is pretty naked and lo-fi, specializing in earthy guitar strumming contrasted with quavering synths. Though it may use extra improvement, there’s positively a swirling atmosphere to it which turns into hypnotic. At over 5 minutes lengthy, the ‘lovely darkish’ outro turns into trance-like. Followers of artists like Sufjan Stevens might discover one thing to take pleasure in right here.
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