The Brush's obsidian art rock allure of "Squeeze & Turn" gleams dark and shiny.

"I will stand afar"

Squeeze &Turn by The Brush, the musical project of Aaron Alan Mitchell on keys, vox, guitar, Eli Thompson on bass (Father John Misty), Joey McClellan on guitar (Midlake, Elle King) and McKenzie Smith on drums (Midlake, St. Vincent) feels cemented in a classic rock sense of theater, the kind with lush red velvet curtains that open to reveal something artful and possibly surreal. There is a curious avant garde tone and vagueness, "Squeeze and turn... freeze and burn" amid languid pretty lead guitar flourishes. Oddly, I flashed on such diverse iconic artists as Pink Floyd, Harry Nilsson, The Flaming Lips, Badfinger and Radiohead as I got lost in this track. Love the beauty, the askew sense of words and melody and the subtle elegant musical touches. The Brush's obsidian art rock of Squeeze & Turn gleams dark and shiny.

-Robb Donker Curtius




THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:

Time — you can squeeze it, it turns, it can be frozen, and it can be burned.

Life is like a firework, a beautiful display of light and color, and then nothing.

All we leave behind is a mark, a stone carving, an impression of what was.

Releasing on the birthday of Aaron Alan Mitchell. A gift to himself, a reminder of impermanence.

Squeeze & Turn features Aaron Alan Mitchell on keys, vox and guitar. Eli Thompson on bass (Father John Misty). Joey McClellan on guitar (Midlake, Elle King) and McKenzie Smith on drums (Midlake, St. Vincent). Recorded in California, Australia, and Texas. Mixed by McKenzie smith at Redwood Studio in Denton, TX.

Music video produced by The Brush Creative

Shot and Directed by Aaron Alan Mitchell in Los Angeles, CA.

Single cover photo by Laura Moreau