Public Practice - Gentle Grip (Black Vinyl)

Public Practice - Gentle Grip (Black Vinyl)On their debut full length, Gentle Grip, Public Practice reanimate the spirit of late 70s New York with their playfully angular brand of no wave meets funk and dark disco. While magnetic singer and lyricist Sam York and guitarist and principal sonic architect Vince McClelland (who both played together as members of the meteoric yet short lived NYC post punk outfit WALL) take an almost anarchic approach to songwriting, Drew Citron, on synth and bass,

Unapologetically

How do you move forward when the present moment is rife with mounting challenges — when you’re caught between the weight of the past and the uncertainty of the future

and writing about it

dance and wonder

despite technically being their sixth –it’s a swollen contusion of an album:experimental pop music that’s pretty and violent

While caring for her father

feelings in general

resulting in a refreshing piece of outsider art with a replay value that's off the charts

Experimental musician Claire Rousay and visual artist Dani Toral have been in each others’ orbit since young adulthood in San Antonio

the debut full-length album by Richmond

breaking down matter and nourishing new growth

Sweet And Other Distress' clocks in at a succinct 40:23 and is arguably the most focused and best-sounding recording of the band's career