Demo Love
Hyperextension, 2019
8/10
The Portland native, now Los Angeles artist Jordan Beckett, aka Bootstraps, returns with his 3rd album, and it’s an even more impressive display of his flourishing indie-folk prowess.
“Evergreen” starts the listen breathy and warm with keys and a hazy ambience in the break up song, and “Day In Day Out” follows with a dreamy delivery of atmospheric pop-rock influences.
In the middle, “I’d Rather Be Blue” is an ambient and surreal display of subdued acoustic beauty, while “Falling” embraces pop melodies with gritty vocals amid an abstract backdrop.
Deeper cuts bring us the lush beauty of “Touch Down”, and the breathy “Reach Out”, where falsetto vocals are touched upon with much grace. “One Day” ends the listen with fluid piano on one of the strongest tracks, although there isn’t a dud to be found here.
Beckett has already had much success soundtracking TV shows and movies, and he can even call Taylor Swift as a fan. If you’re partial to traces of folk in your pop and indie-rock, prepare to put yourself on that long list of fans, too.
Travels well with: Novo Amor- Birthplace; Roo Panes- Paperweights