Finally a new cassette review!
We here at Why The Tapes Play love real music created for and by real people. What attracted me initially about Andy Rench's self released debut is the cover aesthetics - what appears to be a photograph of a suburban home circa mid 20th century washed in cranberry tones. I thought: the music contained herein must be something special. And I was right.
As Long As It's Today is musically adventurous, steeped in folk and DIY traditions, yet transcendent. The songs seem to be about time and distance and freedom; they feel tethered to the scorched desert earth from some dreamlike timespace. This is truly lo-fi nocturnal music in the best sense: hazy, moonlit, wistful and hopeful. Inventive guitar licks & not too much technical trickery. Certainly my favorite cassette release of 2019 thusfar.
https://andyrench.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-its-today
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