Ian Cat
East Coast New England Boy

progressive shoegaze / space folk / singer-songwriter / rock / alternative

East Coast New England Boy is Ian Cat's debut, released in 2016. The songs chronicle his homesickness and loneliness while living in California in the early 2010s. Here are some clips discussing the album:

"If Wilco had written Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in the proud grungy style of a 1990s Britpop band, it would sound a lot like this. ... These tracks are suspension bridges to somewhere else — gently bending, carefully built, and more solid than they first appear." -- Hunter Styles, Valley Advocate

"... truly a journey that must be experienced in its entirety. ... an impressive soundscape." -- Brian Varneke, The Deli Magazine

"... a listening experience that’s more of a rhythmic voyage than anything else. After you press play, you won’t be listening to the same kind of song twice. It’s refreshing during a time in music where a lot of artists can find themselves stuck in a formulaic rut." -- Rob Duguay, Motif