Track by Track is a recurring feature series in which artists guide readers through every song on their latest release. Today, Slow Pulp take us through their new record Yard.
Today (September 29th), Chicago quartet Slow Pulp return with their sophomore album Yard.
Featuring Emily Massey on vocals, Alex Leeds on bass, Teddy Matthews on drums, and Henry Stoehr on guitar and production, Yard builds on the guitar-forward dream-pop of Slow Pulp’s 2020 album Moveys. But now equipped with an even deeper level of trust between themselves in the years since, the band use Yard as an opportunity to showcase their broader influences within indie rock, infusing their sound with gritty punk, piano balladry, and folksy twang.
Massey’s vocals also sound more confident on Yard, especially on the single “Broadview,” a bittersweet country ballad that encapsulates late-night summer love. “This song is about letting yourself fall in love for...
Today (September 29th), Chicago quartet Slow Pulp return with their sophomore album Yard.
Featuring Emily Massey on vocals, Alex Leeds on bass, Teddy Matthews on drums, and Henry Stoehr on guitar and production, Yard builds on the guitar-forward dream-pop of Slow Pulp’s 2020 album Moveys. But now equipped with an even deeper level of trust between themselves in the years since, the band use Yard as an opportunity to showcase their broader influences within indie rock, infusing their sound with gritty punk, piano balladry, and folksy twang.
Massey’s vocals also sound more confident on Yard, especially on the single “Broadview,” a bittersweet country ballad that encapsulates late-night summer love. “This song is about letting yourself fall in love for...
- 9/29/2023
- by Cielo Perez
- Consequence - Music
Chicago-via-Madison band Slow Pulp presents ‘Doubt,’ the new single from their forthcoming album and Anti- debut, Yard, out September 29th.
Following lead single ‘Slugs’ – which “was made for that hazy and sweet late summer crush” (Nylon) – ‘Doubt’ is taunting and upbeat, a track about begging someone to validate your insecurities. “In my process to fight against self-deprecation, I found this strange new pattern popping up where I fished for critiques from others,” says lead singer Emily Massey. “I wanted people close to me to validate the things I hated about myself. Self-doubt had found a home in me, it felt safer to stay in this familiar negative space than to like myself. I thought if others shared that with me I wouldn’t have to do the work to change.” On Yard, Slow Pulp tackles the process of becoming comfortable with yourself – a balancing act with learning to trust, love,...
Following lead single ‘Slugs’ – which “was made for that hazy and sweet late summer crush” (Nylon) – ‘Doubt’ is taunting and upbeat, a track about begging someone to validate your insecurities. “In my process to fight against self-deprecation, I found this strange new pattern popping up where I fished for critiques from others,” says lead singer Emily Massey. “I wanted people close to me to validate the things I hated about myself. Self-doubt had found a home in me, it felt safer to stay in this familiar negative space than to like myself. I thought if others shared that with me I wouldn’t have to do the work to change.” On Yard, Slow Pulp tackles the process of becoming comfortable with yourself – a balancing act with learning to trust, love,...
- 8/5/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
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