Foxy Digitalis
Scratched-out rhythms fade into searing synth laments on the beautifully downhearted “Alright Okay.” Deantoni Parks’ latest is apparently a bit of a preview of a forthcoming EP (can’t wait!), but these 5 ½ minutes stretch into the horizon. Once the synths and plodding beat combine, Parks hypnotically insists in a whisper, “I’m alright. I’m okay,” […]
These six short vignettes are earworms. Bass lines last for days and bloom like flowers opening their petals toward the morning sun. Vocoder-laced vocals that are simultaneously timeless and from another time. Byron Crenshaw packs unimaginable weight and emotion into minute-long songs. “I might spend eternity here; haven’t touched my friends in a year,” his […]