Full Color Book Of Cats
Song Club, 2022
9/10
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A modern folk outfit spearheaded by the vocalist Emily Brown, the 6 tunes here contain plenty of punk grit and were penned between 2016-2019 and fleshed out in a cabin and bedrooms in California and Utah.
“Garfield (May 17, 1987)” opens the with a warmly textured version of neo-folk that showcases melodic singing, crisp drums and a bit of a jangle, and “Going Along For The Ride” continues the inviting demeanor with intimate, expressive singing that escalates into a punchy version of indie-rock that’s still very pretty.
“How You Gonna Love Me” and “Basic Conversation” land in the middle, where the former alternates between dense buzzing that touches on alt-rock and calmer moments of cautious song craft, while the latter gets a bit dreamy in between the infectious guitar crunch.
Deeper still, “Learning 2 B Rude” balances tension with grace in the EP’s best that touches on punk, and “Both Sides Now” exits the listen with both tender and firm moments of thicker guitars amid Brown’s diverse and soaring pipes.
Brown is accompanied by Andrew Wiggins (guitar), Kyle Benson (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals), Jake Lyman (guitar, bass, vocals), Jesse Q-T (drums) and Logan Hone (woodwinds) for the affair, and it’s a heartfelt, honest and delightful experience that ends entirely too soon.
Travels well with: Emily Brown- A Fish Of Earth; Alyssa Pyper- Salt Crust