as mentioned, i've done this before, so i was expecting them to exit my sphere of interest in the opposite direction almost immediately, delving directly into a kind of poppy indie rock that almost sounds like an edgy u2. i think the last time i did this was around 2012 or so, so it's just the last few records i haven't heard. i know they mellow out and further commercialize for a few records.

you can't unhear the comparison in vocal styles here to the singer for la dispute, even if any musical overlap instantly evaporates with this record; la dispute haven't done anything remotely like this, musically, and probably never will. and, i'm not denying an influence, either - i mean, i'm sure he's acknowledged it. i just want to temper the issue of the originality of the vocals here. this guy clearly listened to a lot of lee ranaldo, who himself listened to a lot of lou reed. i'll drop the point, now.

for what this is, it isn't awful. it's just not really in my sphere of interest.

C.

https://mewithoutyou.bandcamp.com/album/catch-for-us-the-foxes