this was in ann arbor on the 10th, and there's a lot of reasons to think i wouldn't have actually made it there, including the distance and the fact that i've never actually heard of them before. but, it seemed interesting enough to check out, and one of the first things i learned is that they've apparently recently opened for mike keneally, which is a choice gig for any musically abstract band to land.

after several listens, i'm remaining non-committal about it. this is fundamentally singer-songwriter music with a heavy soul influence; the abstraction exists in the arrangements, and i'm not sure it really gets to where i need it to get to.

but, i haven't been to ann arbor in a while and, if the weather was nice, i might have used it as an excuse to get out to one of those legal dispensaries - and tell a story while i'm at it.

i wish i had more time to give it a deeper listen, and may actually do so in the upcoming days. given that i knew i wasn't actually going, i didn't find myself prioritizing it....

if the idea of soul-influenced pop with classical arrangements is interesting to you, though, this would be your thing.