Say hey to Sleepy Cat’s now **official** and beloved family member, Joe MacPhail aka Sunsp.t. You may already know Joe from his role as keyboard/synth zaddy on nearly every Sleepy release and far beyond. His broader credits as a keys phenom include The Mountain Goats, Abigail Dowd, Chatham Rabbits, Dreamroot and more. And just for fun, why not mention that he rips simultaneous keys and drums in The Oblations, his dizzying long time collaboration with guitarist and luthier Daniel Fields.
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Pulsing Place, the second single from Trippers & Askers’ upcoming record, Acorn, took a tumultuous couple of years to make, but the results feel effortless. The song centers around a feeling of reawakening - given life by Jay Hammond’s meditative fingerstyle guitar and buoyant horn and percussion layers.
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We’re very pleased to release Chance’s Wake, the first single from the upcoming Trippers & Askers record, Acorn, today.
It’s the perfect slow, psychedelic simmer for this cloudy morning.
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Blue Cactus’ latest single reminds us that ultimately, love is work.
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Stewart’s voice, while plaintive and mournful, delivers the confidence of a singer in command of both her craft and her future. The ordinarily twangy edge of Arnez’s Telecaster is shaved a bit smooth for this tune, letting his bubblier delay tones and the sky-high sparkle of Whit Wright’s pedal steel send the track to astral heights.
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It’s true dive into Owen’s one of a kind political brand. A zesty cocktail of musical aggression and restraint, and a keen, satirical message about our laughable (I mean horrifying) and all-but-successfully-impeachable President. I can almost smell our country’s collective frustration and sadness simmering in this tune.
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