You’re Just In Time To Miss Everything
Self-Released, 2021
8/10
Listen to You’re Just In Time To Miss Everything
The recording moniker of the Seattle based artist Dean Stafford, as Early Internet he blends dream-pop and indie-rock into a diverse formula that’s full of swirling, mature melodies.
“Blankets” opens the listen with a hazy atmosphere as thumping drums from Ben Masters and airy singing glide across the reflective climate, and “Burn The Bed” follows with post-punk nods buried in the indie-pop melodies.
“Prove Me Wrong” lands at the halfway point and pairs moody guitar with synthetic drumming amid an introspective tone, while “Clinging To A Dream You Don’t Want To Leave” moves quicker with Caroline Loveglow’s gorgeous pipes adding much appeal to the electro-pop nods.
The final two tracks, “Nursing Back A Wing” and “I’m Glad You’re Happy” don’t disappoint either, where the former touches on the early days of alt-rock as bare moments are met with more firm bouts, and the latter builds from a faint beginning into an emo like catharsis not unlike Mineral on prozac.
A very impressive debut, these 8 songs end entirely too soon. Though similarities to Pacific Northwest legends like Death Cab won’t be hard to spot, Early Internet covers much territory in the area of indie-rock, and it makes for a moody, exciting and absorbing listen.
Travels well with: Daydream Three- The Lazy Revolution; Sleepersound- Idle Voices