29 Dec 2010 — Henning Lahmann
According to his bandcamp description,
Kiss Kiss Fantastic's one half Jeremy Mullins is "just a kid with a mic, a guitar, and music editing software", but of course you may rest assured that you've just read the understatement of the year. On Christmas Eve, Mullins has delivered one of 2010's most gorgeous pop outputs under his solo recording moniker
Optimist Park. Mount St Helens is a collection of gently psychedelic and devastatingly beautiful songs, leaning towards shoegaze and classic, late 80s informed dream pop, with lots of noisy distortion and reverb: an album perfect for getting lost, wherever you are. Download the whole thing for free
here and prepare to get all cozy and dizzy and happy and sad.
Optimist Park - Haunt You In Your Sleep
Optimist Park - Mount St Helens
