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Prudence b​/​w Around

by Sieve

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1.
Prudence 02:04
you felt foolish to be sent home for showing prudence you felt foolish said your autonomy felt like a splinter it is a habit that starts with drinking starts with drinking more water
2.
Around 01:51

about

Back when descending into stranger’s basements was a near nightly occurrence, this group of scene stalwarts were exactly the kind of unit you’d be so lucky to find. Led by Em Boltz (Corey Flood, Enchanted Forest) and featuring Madeline Rafter (Snake Boy Gang, The Original Crooks and Nannies), Rachie Weisberg (Yeah, Baby, Spin Off) and Emily Lyon (Likes, Wilt, Boothe Band), they always kept things loose and goofy on stage, but had a knack for crafting serious jams. Catchy and danceable, knotty and precise, unlike some of their more self-serious experimental rock peers, they knew how to have a good time and it was contagious (in a good way).

Though they won’t be returning to stages when we finally start piling back in front of them, this short and sweet two-track is a gratifying coda to a brief run that only solidifies their esteemed reputation. Here, as always, their jaunty interplay is effortlessly intricate, and Boltz’s acerbic wit is in full force. “Prudence” finds Boltz, Lyon, and Weisberg gleefully ping-ponging around each other before getting in lockstep for a head bobbing breakdown. “Around” has a nice venomous bite to it, with Lyon’s cartoonish synth organ building some dramatic tension before Rafter’s drums come gloriously crashing down. 

Rounding our way into the second Spring of the pandemic there’s no shortage of conflicting feelings swirling around. While there’s understandably a restlessness to return to “normal” (though no consensus on what that means), there’s also plenty of trepidation about getting social again. When you’ve met all of ten new people in the last year, if even that many, the idea of interacting without the filter of a screen is a bit daunting, but perhaps this slice of vicarious fun from one of Philly’s best-kept secrets will remind you that making friends isn’t always that hard, provided you have the right accompaniment.

credits

released May 7, 2021

Em Boltz: guitar, vox
Emily Bliss Lyon: synth
Madeline Rafter: drums
Rachie Weisberg: bass

"Prudence" recorded at Miner Street in Philadelphia, engineered and mixed by Jackie Milestone

"Around" recorded in Madeline's basement in Philadelphia, engineered and mixed by Sam Huntington

Mastered by Chris Weiss

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