catalog selects: ‘about face,’ a new album written, produced, performed, and mixed by portland angel
@letjoux . singles out now, full project out tomorrow on catalog [dot] works, where letjoux gets paid the moment you buy his music. link in bio to the full interview ♫⋆。♪ ₊˚♬
there’s songs we live our lives to and songs that freeze the clocks: thumbs off the glass, mental gnats dispersed, attention undivided. letjoux’s debut full-length delivers both in droves. project opener “??? !!!,” which plays on slide two, offers a score for heavenly bodies, carbon bubbles affixing each hummed note with a set of wings. one-and-a-half minutes in tune with the infinite, affirming life without saying a word. contrast that with “paper tiger,” heard here on slide four, intended as a thank you note to immigrant mothers. letjoux sings above his own vibrant bass-playing with a quiet confidence so central to his mic presence, which turns each listener into a head-bobbing confidant. across 10 tracks, he makes his case that the past is forever ahead of us, and that the most formative answers come in communion, not solitude. equally inspired by the veiled writings of richard siken and the healing powers of vietnam waters, this is one of those releases that only grows more rewarding with time. tune in for folklore and ultralush harmonies
‘about face’ features musical contributions from
@__emze (drums, additional production),
@ana.kula_ (drums, additional production)
@hunjiya (additional vocals),
@ccontourr (additional vocals, piano), elliot cleverdon (strings),
@shhlike (additional guitar), and
@omarijazz (additional production, mixing, executive producer). mastered by
@adamgonsalves . released with
@eulipionarts . recorded at
@ext.606
imagery courtesy of letjoux. co-created alongside
@jacobyzel and
@cherrythirteen (photography),
@juannolmos (videography),
@feintly (set design, lighting),
@niamusiba and
@tamvo_ (newspaper design),
@fernsibley (pigeon handling), and pecky the pigeon
tags: #alternative #experimental #folk #rnb #altpop #songwriter #portland