Today’s Random Album of the Day is Book Lungs from Hello Shark. Wow, what a contrast with yesterday! I guess this also has a slow tempo. It’s classified as Indie Folk / Slowcore.
I became enamored with the simple sounds from Hello Shark via one of their Christmas songs which was on a compilation I had. Of course, that’s the benefit of compilations – helping to find bands you like!
This album really appeals to the hippie part of me: The environmentalist and solo backpacker. The one who would venture off a trail or crash on a floor. The one who took my dog backpacking. While also feeling entirely comfortable with the indie rocker in me. I do want to note that they sound like they are having such fun making this album.
Gratuitous photo of my old dog backpacking…
Rating: 8.9
Favorite Track(s): “I Love Vermont” reminds me of my youth of sharing spaces and traveling places. “Ruth the Bug” similarly gives me a nostalgic vibe. “This is a Mess” feels just perfectly comfortable. But “When the Rain Comes” is just so lovely. I could listen to this song all day.
Keep or Trash: Keep. I don’t listen to them enough but definitely a keep.
The album is embedded below but it’s not available to buy there. If you are interested in any of their content, check out their Bandcamp here. But Book Lungs is not on it.
Background
Every day, or nearly every day anyhow, I will randomly select an album from my collection of digital music, listen to it, and share it here. – Jayne
My wife and I are board gamers and we gamify nearly everything in life. This includes our music listening. We use a dice catapult to roll dice and then use the dice results to pick our vinyl listens. So why not do something similar for the blog?
