Pool

"Bedroom-pop guy upgrades his sound, falls deeper in love ... He's written a boatload of sad songs over the last few years (as Porches and under other aliases) - good ones, too, dabbling in a wide range of modern whiteboy blues styles, from low-fi basement rock to low-fi basement folk to low-fi basement synth-pop".

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"Pool is an introspective record, tailormade for lonesome nights. It was made in Maine's apartment, and while the record has a noticeably professional pop sheen, there are still vestigial hints of amateurism (such as the sound of fingers squeaking against the strings on album opener "Underwater") that convince me of its ideal setting. Anyone who lives in a city knows how easy it is to be pulled between lonely apartments and lonelier dance floors. By the end, the appeal of water becomes clear. You immerse yourself in it, disappearing from the rest of the world, but you're still close to land".

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