So yes, I start with the home state (but what did you all expect). It's just an easy place to start because I know the local scene. Boston indie-pop quintet The Hush Now have made an impression on music critics and fans alike.
Their music has never ending rolls of percussion, low vocals, irresistible guitar riffs, and dabs of organ and synth. It’s all quietly appealing, dreamy, skillful work. The drums are persistent, the vocals wash over you in unvarying waves of soothingness, and every once and a while something jolts you.
“Traditions” perfects the mesmerizing layering of percussion that most distinguishes the band, and it has a hypnotizing verse that somewhat softens the chorus' demand "just sit down and shut up, and don't speak 'cause there's nothing wrong."
"Traditions" by The Hush Now
The Hush How is precise and meticulous, and they undeniably achieve what they’re aiming for. Every song is a document of sleepy days spent in the sun and throwing frisbees at the park before heading home to play some music in your garage. Band leader and vocalist Noel Kelly is always pining for something, using the same mid-range whisper in every song. And you can’t help but listen in subdued pleasure, looking admiringly for what’s next. The future seems bright.
If your music taste is not particularly heavy then this is the summery cheerful album for you!
Honorable Mention:
Sky Turns Red by Acoustic Chatter
Take Care by Hooray for Earth
Tora Tora Tora by Pretty & Nice
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