Rumspringa

Counterbalancing equal parts lounge act warbling with Om-eliciting séance reverb, album openers "I Run Amiss" and "Shake 'em Loose Tonight" ease listeners in, recanting dialogue between children and parents before the inevitable Rumspringa. Frontman Joey Stevens' whinnied delivery drops into deeper registers with "Goldmine," a faster-paced musing on the finer points of enjoying cannabis sativa in a semi-feverish state. As the EP centerpiece, "Goldmine" not only becomes the obvious record highlight, but also embodies the height of frivolity that a so-called Rumspringa is said to have. After reaching such a height, there isn’t much room to go anywhere but down - in tempo and pitch, that is. Stevens' brassy voice goes guttural on "In the Jungle," wavering back and forth between percussionist Itaru de la Vega's steady hi-hats and the thick-frosted layers of raw bass. -performermag.com