Dumb 100 – All of the Money (Just Like You) / Patience
Do we ever stop covering Jacob Smolinski’s musical endeavors (see here, here, and even here)?! The answer is no, because he’s back with another adventure, this time with collaborator Alex Behrens (who we’ve ALSO covered – here), for a project they have dubbed Dumb 100. This two-song mini EP is stuffed with intriguing sounds, beautiful harmonies, and impressive production work, rooted down by a jangly guitar-based backbone.
“All of the Money (Just Like You)” is a stunning intro – a waltz that mashes squiggly synths into electric and acoustic guitar work. Despite the song’s genuine beauty, Behrens and Smolinski don’t shy away from unique sounds – the hum of electric guitar feedback peeks through during the slow acoustic-guitar bridge, while borderline-discordant plunks of guitars smash through the mix like a gigantic 8-bit, bitcrushed bell. Puffs of electronic drums power the acoustic jangle of follow-up song, “Patience,” a song that soars with airy synth atmospherics and heartfelt melodies that pluck every single one of your heartstrings. Their work on this project brings to mind the work of Ben Cooper, in both Radical Face or Electric president, with touches of the gentle indie folk meanderings of Runnner for good measure.
We’ve included a bandcamp link to the EP below for your listening pleasure. It’s also on Spotify if that’s more your speed.
Categorised in: Buffalo
This post was written by Nick Sessanna