Pencey Sloe - Don't Believe, Watch Out - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pop DIY one man band Atom and His Package released is forth album, Redefining Music in 2001.

Who am I? This is the essential question that PENCEY SLOE explore on their sophomore full-length InchNeglectInch. The Parisian dreamgaze rockers have dedicated their entire new album to the theme of identity. While founding-member, singer, and guitarist Diane Pellotieri is the main songwriter for PENCEY SLOE, her collaboration with new drummer and percussionist Clement Hateau has overall been much closer than with the previous line-up of the band. The result of this joining of musical forces is a more mature and complex sound. Although the French continue on their path of cinematic soundscapes and beautiful psychedelic colours, their occasional drifting into darker spheres and the perfect balance between Diane's vocals and meandering guitar textures create a sonic world of their own design. While the guest-contribution of ALCEST frontman Neige on 'The Run.I' is a welcome nod to the friendship that their compatriots have exerted on PENCEY SLOE, the inclusion of Justin K. Broadrick from among others GODFLESH and JESU is a more subtle pointer to an inspirational musician for the duo. PENCEY SLOE were conceived in the French capital of Paris in 2017. The name was in part inspired by J. D. Salinger's famous InchThe Catcher in the RyeInch. In the same year as the band's inception, a 5-track eponymous EP was self-released in 2017 and their acclaimed debut album InchDon't Believe, Watch OutInch appeared in 2019. With InchNeglectInch, PENCEY SLOE embark on a dream-like journey into the dangerous waters of identity. Who we are, who we want to be, and as who we want to appear to others might not be the same. Diane Pellotieri's voice offers musical guidance, driven by subtle drumming, and carried by a stream of guitars. Hoist the anchor, rig the sails, and listen diligently.

2024 . Joe Pernice has been writing for a long time-most of his life, in fact-and has crafted a remarkable catalog that boldly reinterprets and recasts classic American pop. Who Will You Believe may be his most moving and nuanced album yet; it's certainly his timeliest. InchThese songs were all written during the same time period,Inch he says, Inchand they all seemed to tap into a mood I was in at the time. I go through spells where I'm a certain way for three or four months. I might be more reticent than usual, or more outgoing. With all of my records-and especially with this one-the songs all feel like they belong together, probably because they all arrived during the same stretch of time.Inch In a single six-month stretch he was left reeling from the deaths of three close friends, including David Berman, poet and songwriter for Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, and Gary Stewart, the Rhino Records co-founder and tireless Pernice Brothers supporter since their first album in 1998. InchThat was such a bad patch when David and Gary both took their own lives. And my cousin Joe Harvard, who started Fort Apache Studios in Boston and was like a brother to me-he died, too. It was such a tough year. I was thinking about them a lot and watching how divided America had become. I was doing my best to try and take nothing for granted.Inch Pernice has been releasing albums for over 25 years. And with age comes a greater patience and an immense appreciation for the act of creation. Who Will You Believe showcases a beautiful balance between such sadness and moments of solemnity with warm humor and camaraderie.