Hot Palms are an band from Melbourne, Australia, that make what is probably best described as ambient pop. Signed to Why Don’t You Believe Me? Records, they are comprised of an indefinite number of people, seemingly ranging from a duo to multiple members and including Jordan Ireland from the brilliant but now defunct Australian outfit The Middle East.
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Their latest release, J.C., is a four song EP with lyrics adpated from ‘Expecting to be Loved for Nothing’, a book of poetry by Jake Core (hence the title initials). This is slow atmospheric music that reminds me a bit of Arrange in the way the vocals unfurl over the ethereal instrumental arrangements, giving something that is otherworldly yet fundamentaly personal, a paradox comparable to daydreaming in an empty room.
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You can buy the EP in various formats through Bandcamp. Check out more Why Don’t you Believe Me? artists on this sampler.