Mana Pools Share Idle Thoughts

The side project of Dumb Things members, Mana Pools, is wasting no time bringing us new music; they sent us “Black and White” at the end of July and here they are again with “Idle Thoughts.” This is the one that feels like a departure from their main gig, as the structure of the tune is more centered around a deep groove, as opposed to guitar work, leading towards more of a clever nod to bedroom pop’s earliest days. That said, the vocal cool that comes through the speaker might be one of my favorite things from this tune; it’s almost like they couldn’t care less, but still want you to swoon. Hoping there’s an LP of these types of jams on the way!