Each new song from Minneapolis' Poolboy is a masterclass in widescreen indie. I don't mean that in the indulgent, Marvel Cinematic Universe sense of skyscraper-sized emotions and sensory overload — rather, the band has honed in on an auteur-style approach, crafting each new song with the delicate ears of the detail-obsessed.
"Good Orchard," Poolboy's latest single (released towards the tail-end of November) is one of their most minimal. It begins only with softly pattering drums, an electronic whir, and Seth Conover's placid vocals. The band glows like a wistful lantern; Conover sings of half-remembered sentiments, a maternal world, and "[scaling] the fence of time." Temporality does not apply to the unplaceable uncertainty he is staring down with each passing phrase.
Patience is the name of the game for the song's composition. It never quite bursts, but it begins to find its way home by the end. Poolboy shows off an ability to dig up moments of catharsis in their calm steadiness. This time around, Con Davison's production acumen guided them through the wavering sonic forest they grew.
Listen to "Good Orchard" below.
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