Hand Habits Placeholder 10/27/23 Side D (Deluxe Tracks)

Side D (Deluxe Tracks)

multiple plays are necessary just to discern the music's form

Will Toledo moves from bedroom pop to something approaching classic rock grandeur and huge (if detailed and personal) narrative ambitions

Sera (Whatever Will Be

which Hinton spends an inordinate amount of time trawling

Hand Habits Placeholder 10/27/23 Side D (Deluxe Tracks)Meg describes these songs as their most direct to date, crafted with clear intention, and unlike Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void), placeholder doesnt meander. Its less of a submerged landscape and more a concise series of thoughts, Meg explains. Instrumentally, placeholder can be situated alongside some of Megs folk adjacent contemporaries like Angel Olsen or Big Thief, and the guitar work on this album proves that Meg continues to be one of the