Boyscott manages to keep the bedroom pop charm while filling in the songs with lots of guitar, keyboards, voices and other sounds, the instrumentations an integral part of the proceedings but not getting in the way of the songs, recalling 1960s psychedelic pop but not sounding like that, sounding like the sleeve art and band photos suggests, nurdy friends trying to make something simple and endearing but not boring, all kind of jolly and happy-go-lucky (at least until the last 30 seconds sound a little unsettling).  I typically avoid most of the indie pop because it often makes me want to scrape the skin off my face and hate the things I love like pop music, oregon and bunny rabbits, but sometimes I need a break from the dark clouds, and this makes me feel like I'm reclining on the cool sand of a warm beach sipping a 10 ounce bottle of Nehi, and maybe I just need a serving of that this year.

 

songs written, recorded, + mixed by scott hermo jr.

guitar, bass, synth, + vocals by scott
drums, percussion, + lead guitar on track 5 by john lewandowski
vocals by ellen ivy mcguirk
organ on track 8 by srujan bethi

mastered by gebre waddell


originally released by Pizza Tape Records in 2015
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