Attics' alt folk "December 31" has a sad wound up wanderlust that moves in beautiful ways

AP Track Review

December 31 (the song not date) by Brooklyn based Attics has a cadence, a wound up wanderlust feel of acoustic guitars, fanning notes, wonderfully curious bass lines and vocal harmonies that ask as many questions as the sad declarations they cast out. The indie alt folk sound suggest dark and light experiences that have left their toll. I am one of those music listeners who (for whatever reason) like to swim in melancholy musical waters and Attics satisfy those base urges. Yes they do.

"Wes Anderson soundtrack wannabes" - Attics

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Robb Donker






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Brooklyn-based Attics’ three releases are filled with singable moments, wry storytelling, and haunting textures. Drawing inspiration from Brazilian tropicalia, British invasion, NYC art rock, and early electronic music, Attics’ indie rock sound has garnered praise from L Magazine and been compared to Tame Impala, Kevin Morby, and Fleet Foxes. The warmth of decades of friendship among the bandmates is evident in the consistently sophisticated songwriting and surprising arrangements. Elegant and strange.  

A group of friends who met in summer camp as the house band for a musical about Woodstock 1969, the members of Brooklyn-based Attics have been making music together for decades. In 2013, they released Time Is Falling, their first record as Attics. Since then they have continued to sporadically release music into the digital ether with little pomp and even less circumstance. Drawing inspiration from Brazilian Tropicalia, British Invasion, NYC art rock, and early electronic music, Attics makes music you can sing along to if you don’t mind odd lyrics and the occasional glockenspiel. 

Attics’ indie rock sound has garnered praise from Independent Music Reviews, L Magazine and others, drawing comparisons to Tame Impala, Kevin Morby, and Fleet Foxes. The warmth of decades of friendship among the bandmates is evident in the consistently sophisticated songwriting and surprising arrangements. Elegant and strange.