Drift City’s newest single, “The Seeds,” has an impact. From the get-go, the Louisville-based project reminds us that folk rock can be both eerie and deeply healing. This single is the first course on an upcoming EP, with all of the pertinent movement and feeling of entering something large, reflective, and emotional.
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Read more →Jason Rivers’s voice has a raw, yet intentional delivery, akin to a person telling a story while embedding their own history into the notes. It is embellished with bright guitar textures, a chorus of synths, floating and drifting soundscapes, and aural experiences that feel cinematic. Each note feels as if it is both blooming and breaking apart. The band has an expansive sound, with rotating band members such as Dave Givan, Billy Lease, and Woody Woodmansee; their sound feels tightly held together, epitomizing the psychedelic essence in the unorthodox journey they have taken since 2017.
“The Seeds" is an image of meditation in sound and form, as its musical aspect stretches with space and time to create a mood that is both reflective and liberating. There is an emotional weight born from acknowledging that planting something new can mean you have to let what is established crumble first. Drift City’s single gives you pause, gives you feeling, and allows for a manifestation of memory that both growth and music are acts of courage.
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