Biology says: That people who live at high altitudes must develop physiological adaptations to the decreased amount of oxygen available in order to maintain homeostasis. The list of adaptations includes a heart that is proportionally larger thanthat of a person living at sealevel.
Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw have hearts huge, questioning hearts full of music that mixes elements of soul, rock and gospel into a gauzy cocoon of small town sound.
Paranoid Cocoon: the debut fulllength for Suicide Squeeze. It's an album full of quiet, wooden psychedelia that reflects the duos' casual pursuit of comfort and freedom under the mountains of Cumberland, Maryland, where creeks zigzag in the lonesome dark of the forest, and a red moon hangs overhead. These are songs of leaving, of dreams both good and bad, sung from surroundings they've known their whole lives. In 'By Morning Light,' Nau and McGraw's voices draw each other out of a contemplative melancholy and into a state of amazed gratification; the music here shimmers, always the snaredrum cracks against the tug of the guitar reaching the sublime crush of Yo La Tengo's 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out.' It's simple, understated perfection: they sound timeless from singing together forever.
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours. Please feel free to drop by and criticise the songs featured on my page's player, soon to star in the forthcoming debut, 'FLIGHT 143'. A small word goes a long way. Much appreciated!
