Punchlove and the broken poetry of "In Reverse"

 

"When we harvested youth in bloom"

NYC based Punchlove is the ying/yang dream pop blendo project of Jill Olesen (lyrics/vocals/instruments) and Ethan Williams (instruments/mixing/mastering) and their latest "In Reverse" is a kinetic kind of Swiss Army Knife of a post punk song. There are tropical punk affections, definite sort of 80's/90's Goth pop tones, bedroom pop, electro pop and twee pop tones around the edges. Olesen's aloof vocal aesthetic with a quarter teaspoon of European stoniness is offset by the wild indie rock abandon of spirited guitar work on the back end. Very cool sounds, very.

"When we harvested youth in bloom
I got high on eyes across the room
With stronger winds in my rearview
Pushing down on time's flume"

-Robb Donker Curtius

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