Just Give In

Hazel English, “Just Give In” (Polyvinyl, 2016)
DIY singer/guitarist/beatbox programmer in a vein somewhere in between the spare, ingenuous folk-pop strum of Frankie Cosmos and the more buzzy/dirgey neo-alternapop stylings of Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, etc., but better than any of ‘em (and I like all those acts). The rhythm pops like a memory of childhood running-uphill, and sweet, haunted vocals chase liltingly after it. In its quiet way, this music has its finger pressed down hard on the pulse of life experienced at its most mundane yet immediate.
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4/7/19