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Toss Up
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Toss Up
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is the 2018 full-length debut of
, a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist better known at the time of its release as bass player for
. The Bloomington, Indiana lo-fi outfit made waves in the indie blogosphere with their 2017 debut album
, which landed on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. After releasing a couple of mostly acoustic,
-influenced EPs in 2015 and 2016, solo
ramps up the arrangements and haze on
. The album's dreamy, AM-radio veneer is much more reminiscent of his band, though lusher and more tranquil on average. Co-produced with
(
,
), arrangements and production as well as songwriting evoke '70s soft rock on tracks like the
-esque ballad "Keep Falling in Love" and "Lonely Boogie," a song whose slushy chord progressions and dulcet keyboards echo over spare electronic drums. It also features
's typically calm, wistful vocal delivery. Quirky rhythms are also in play, beginning with the guitar intro on the album's opener, "Cowboy Chloe," though the rhythms float and meander more than intrude. The polyrhythmic "Who Do You Know" is the record's most uptempo number, with drums by
and melodic, syncopated guitar by
. Like the rest of the songs, it's nevertheless pervaded by dreamy atmosphere, a trait that makes
seem well-suited for its home at
, a label co-run by
'
.
enthusiasts will want to note that bandmember
contributes a guitar solo to the track "Barely on My Mind." ~ Marcy Donelson