Hand Habits – Blue Reminder LP garage Paris 1919

Paris 1919

the third album from Memphis trio Optic Sink

But their super-driven soul leaning cover of “Under My Thumb” gives the track more of a “lean in” to the descending riff than the original

a big nasty punk song with pop splendor and self-awareness

The basement grime and dirty tape-head sound of their previous work are now making space for digital luster and shimmering production values

Hand Habits – Blue Reminder LP garage Paris 1919The twelve songs on Blue Reminder walk a kind of emotional tightrope between hope and a kind of quiet anxiety, the record itself batting around the question of what one does when happiness actually comes knocking. At the core of these songs the genuine joy of love and self actualization are always balanced against the potential fear of losing those things once youve found them. This collection of songs largely eschew the more insular nature of earlier