Another Track from Two Medicine
It looks like we’re hanging out in North Texas today, with a new tune from Two Medicine (Paul of Midlake’s new project). The song is paired with footage of Glacier National Park, from whence the band’s name is derived; it’s a perfect pairing for the cinematic track. It all begins so carefully, building ornately by tossing in some bubbling bass work and twinkling electronic splashes. At times, those sounds combine in a gentle forcefulness, though the beauty of this tune, for me, occurs when that all fades away to reveal the softer underbelly of the song’s latter half. If you feel like getting swept up, see below. Astropsychosis will drop on November 2nd via Bella Union.
Admittedly, I haven’t even thought about Midlake in some years, though that’s not meant as a slight to the band. So it’s good to see that Paul Alexander will be stepping out on his own under the moniker of Two Medicine. Our first listen to anything from the album is quite special in my mind; it’s like a sheet on clothesline, billowing in the wind, and with each gust, it soars higher and higher into the air. And that’s all just surface level ear candy, but the real treat is the careful worked happening below with harmonies and quiet bubbling bass providing the song with some advanced texturizing. The debut LP, Astropsychosis, will drop on November 2nd via