The new Pure Moods album, Upward Spiral, due out later this month on Tear Jerk Records, continues this style. Gathered from a collection of home recordings made between 2016 and 2019, the album is driven by the immediacy and freedom of self-recording, cutting out the distorting layers that traditional processes put between the songwriter and the final song. Clocking in at under twenty minutes, Upward Spiral is as direct and sincere as you can possibly get.

Lead single ‘Tide’ is a good indication of what to expect. With a jangling warmth forming the bedrock of the track, Madric delivers his conversational lyrics with a relaxed lilt. Though don’t be fooled by all the talk of casualness and concision, because Pure Moods sacrifices none of the emotion or narrative depth, providing a lesson in how to achieve a fully-formed vision without over elaborating.

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