Toasty P never fails. The genie has emerged on most Group Pictures, and this year, submitting an instrumental, he lets the vibe do the talking. This beat has a lean to it, and a magical swirling melody that is vaguely Christmas without the kitsch and crap of Holiday Spirit ™. “Neighborhood” feels like taking a night drive with a loved one to look at Christmas lights. Suddenly the car rises off the road and begins flying above the rooftops. As you look down, you realize you ARE the clouds and you gently sprinkle snow on the landscape below. As the neighborhood lights end and the dark mountain side approaches, you lift higher to sprinkle the last of your gifts on the summit, but you feel tired and heavy, and instead crash softly into the darkness, smushing into it until you are warm and curled up in your bed. It is morning and there is snow outside. You can smell that someone has started the coffee in the other room. You look up at the sky and thank Toasty P for the journey.
Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024