Mild High Club Skiptracing (Vinyl)

Following on the mellow buzz generated on their 2015 debut album,Timeline,The Mild High Clubreturns with their second full-length,Skiptracing. In just over a calendar year, it’s been quite the journey forAlexanderBrettin, who is both founder and member of the Club.Brettinadmits that for the firstMild High Clubalbum he resorted to vague lyrics so as to highlight the music itself. But forSkiptracingthere’s both a heightened thematic aspect as well as more complex musical arrangements encasing it. InBrettin’sestimation, the album’s story arc is that of a “private investigator attempting to trace the steps of the sound and the spirit of American music.” And in investigating the spirit of American music,TheMild High Clubre-imagine AM radio hits as blasting in from a parallel universe, the sound of early 70s LA in a smog of sativa. IfToddRundgrenwas the primary touchstone forTimeline,Brettinand band now look to the wry, trenchant wit of Steely Dan, gazing deep into the dark underbelly of sun-bright LA and coming away with a catchy song underpinned by slippery jazz phrasings. It’s a cosmic connection that tethersThe Mild High Clubto fellow sonic brethren likeAriel Pink, Tame Impala, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Connan Mockasinand more.

TRACKLIST

Skiptracing
Homage
Cary Me Back
Tesselation
Head Out
Kokopelli
Whodunit?
Chasing My Tail
Ceiling Zero
Chapel Perilous
Skiptracing (Reprise)

Released on 26 August 2016