Pleased to Meet You: Succulents
There were several years when we were covering Songs for Walter pretty nonstop, but the project went quiet. But, songwriter Laurie Hulme has returned this past week with a new project titled Succulents. He’s joined by Lucy Ridges and they’re hitting you with this immediacy that pulls from their mutual love of acts like the Pastels and Belle and Sebastian. That being said, there’s something here that reminds me a bit of good old fashioned alt rock from the 90s; I keep hearing bits of the Rentals in the way they intertwine their vocal hooks. They then turn to close out the track with this fuzzy psychedelic breakdown that leads to the final push of blasting hooks! Looking forward to hearing what’s next from the group.