“With the expanded sonic palette provided by his new bandmates, Wales has created a vibrant, emotionally resonant record that manages to feel both fresh and familiar.”
Chiming guitars and irresistible hooks: Hidden Eyes deliver jangly indie and noise-pop gems across a long-awaited double album from the enigmatic duo Lou and Dylan, while The Freebies blend 60s girl-group charm with indie retro edge and Velvet Underground-tinged twilight moments. Hamlet shimmers with melancholic introspection and Big Star-echoing jangly energy on the vibrant, emotionally resonant The Breaking Point Is Grieving, and Avery Friedman issues a glistening return single ahead of her first UK/EU tour.
“With the expanded sonic palette provided by his new bandmates, Wales has created a vibrant, emotionally resonant record that manages to feel both fresh and familiar.”
“Brooklyn-based Indie artist Avery Friedman issues glistening return single ahead of first UK/EU tour”
“'80s cultish jangly indie-pop how the 60s would have done it, spliced with lofi modernity!'”
“The allegorical donkey in the lion's skin, but it's a bear that wants to be an eagle that wants to be a bear... who cried wolf.”
“A retro-flavored ode to finding the seeds of a larger life in the small things that surround you.”
“Crunchy guitars and two-part vocal harmonies; power pop influences distorted through 90s alt rock sensibilities.”