Perhapsy is the project of Astronauts, etc and Bells Atlas guitarist Derek Barber.

All My Soul Swallowed, is the first single off his upcoming sophomore album Me Tie Dough-ty Walker — due for release on March 3rd.

It is a real cracker too, as driving guitar riffs emerge from walls of feedback and propelling drums — a springboard for Barber’s hushed and urgent vocals. As the song develops, the refrain “All my soul swallowed” touches upon the subject of a friendship lost yet the strange and tiresome formalities that remain. Early Yo La Tengo, late-era Sonic Youth, and post-XO Elliott Smith are touchstones here.

Listen below.

 

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