Airstrip - Willing (Holidays for Quince, 2013)

Airstrip
Willing
Holidays for Quince
2013

Rating: 7 paint swatches out of 10

Once upon a time there was a band called Veelee made up of a couple.  They once played a Young People cover and were all-around awesome (the awesomeness should be implied by the fact that they covered Young People as it's a sign they have excellent taste in music).  Then that couple broke up, and the dude half started this new band called Airstrip.  They released a record called "Willing" and then a good six months later I got off my lazy ass and decided to write something about it.  Because just like his previous band, Airstrip is all-around awesome, but differently awesome.  This band is darker, heavier...at times they sound like a metal band who decided to play indie rock.  The lyrics might also be dark but I never pay much attention to those - certainly they don't seem to be about puppies and kittens and rainbows.  If they weren't local and on a local label, after listening to this I'd assume this was a Sacred Bones release.  That may or may not make sense, but for some reason it's a thought that sticks with me.