A Weather - Everyday Balloons

Two years after the critically acclaimed 'Cove', Portland Oregon's A Weather release 'Everyday Balloons' another collection of scrupulously crafted indie-rock songs, rife with intricate vocal and instrumental beauty. There is the same depth and mystery that lent 'Cove' such staying power, but the songs on 'Everyday Balloons' collectively radiate a new intensity and intimacy at the heart of Aaron Gerber's and drummer Sarah Winchester's perfectly-matched musings. Their two voices (his: sleepy, serene and hers: emotive, effulgent) meet for moments, entwining, before carrying on their specific courses - and swirling string-sounds, organ and analog effects enrich the band's core instrumentation: Winchester's precise drumming, bassist Lou Thomas's jubilant melodies, and the hovering, spare guitar work of Aaron Gerber and Aaron Krenkel. Recorded by Adam Selzer (M. Ward, Norfolk & Western, The Decemberists), the restrained, simple production leaves room for a band interested in nuance even as it branches out int complexity; here into barely controlled noise, there into a winking, teasing delicate counter-point. This is the sound of four people in a room. This is the sound of the sacred, humble and hushed. "A Weather are, quite literally, a quiet storm." - Pitchfork

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