ben conway's minimalism and diy approach make the colors and shapes of his ambient sound ring through as clearly and refreshingly as the pacific northwest landscapes the album takes inspiration from
the good sadness is a wonderfully new twist on stripped-down bedroom pop, with lyrics equal parts startlingly vulnerable and brilliantly poetic, driven by unabashedly experimental and raw production
dazey and the scouts combine poppy melodies, grungy haze, and punk energy with a queer take on riot grrrl's snark to make an ep that is at once playfully catchy, darkly comedic, and agonizingly honest