Owen
, who is
Mike Kinsella
, continues with sensitive songwriting on
EP
, released by
Polyvinyl
.
Kinsella
always leans toward the
emo
side of things, which is to be expected considering his past, but he manages to be tasteful and not overly melodramatic, mingling reflective lyrics of relationships and the subtleties of life against gentle guitars and the occasional tight drumming as on
"Skin and Bones."
's vocals, with their sense of longing and delivery, work well against the music.
"That Mouth"
and
"Gazebo"
touch on an emotional side that brings in
slowcore
shoegaze
elements along with washes of guitar effects, keyboards, and vibraphone, and sounding similar to
Days in December
,
Karate
, or even
Ida
. This short, melancholic
is a successful outing by
that leaves you with sadness and longing for something you can't quite pinpoint. ~ Francis Arres