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Following a pair of 2023 EPs,
Triple Seven
is the full-length debut of
Wishy
, a five-piece led by co-singer/songwriters
Kevin Krauter
and
Nina Pitchkites
, both known in indie circles for their work as soloists and on projects like
Hoops
Push Pop
, respectively. The two have known each other since their high school days in Indianapolis but only became friends after crossing paths as touring indie pop musicians. They started experimenting together in the early 2020s and debuted as
after deciding on a sound that combines a multitude of 1990s influences around the crossroads of dream pop, heavier alt-rock, shoegaze, and noise pop. After adding an additional guitarist and rhythm section, they headed to the studio with co-producer/engineer/mixer
Ben Lumsdaine
(
Amy O
,
Major Murphy
) and recorded 21 songs in all, five of which ended up on the EP
Paradise
and ten of which can be heard here. With
, they navigate all of these styles and arguably more (power pop, classic indie pop, metal?), with
Krauter
Pitchkites
alternating and sharing lead vocals and in some cases transforming songs that they separately brought to the table. They start with a merger of fuzz and bouncy hooks representative of
on first track "Sick Sweet," which would have made a fine album title. Led by
, the song's soaring synths and part swirling, part rhythmic wall of guitars get things going at a steady clip before the wispier-voiced
takes over on the more dream pop-oriented title track. They rock out on "Game," get melancholy on the more lilting and skittery "Love on the Outside," and offer a swaying cigarette-lighter moment with the acoustic guitar-and-synth ballad "Just Like Sunday." The real magic happens, though, when the two leaders operate as a duo on tracks like the jangling, euphoric "Persuasion" and metal-injected "Spit," which closes the album in dramatic fashion on an invigorated combination of sexuality and heartbreak. While it might be nice to see a little more focus on something nearer to a composite sound,
have already got a good thing going on an auspicious debut LP. ~ Marcy Donelson
Triple Seven
is the full-length debut of
Wishy
, a five-piece led by co-singer/songwriters
Kevin Krauter
and
Nina Pitchkites
, both known in indie circles for their work as soloists and on projects like
Hoops
Push Pop
, respectively. The two have known each other since their high school days in Indianapolis but only became friends after crossing paths as touring indie pop musicians. They started experimenting together in the early 2020s and debuted as
after deciding on a sound that combines a multitude of 1990s influences around the crossroads of dream pop, heavier alt-rock, shoegaze, and noise pop. After adding an additional guitarist and rhythm section, they headed to the studio with co-producer/engineer/mixer
Ben Lumsdaine
(
Amy O
,
Major Murphy
) and recorded 21 songs in all, five of which ended up on the EP
Paradise
and ten of which can be heard here. With
, they navigate all of these styles and arguably more (power pop, classic indie pop, metal?), with
Krauter
Pitchkites
alternating and sharing lead vocals and in some cases transforming songs that they separately brought to the table. They start with a merger of fuzz and bouncy hooks representative of
on first track "Sick Sweet," which would have made a fine album title. Led by
, the song's soaring synths and part swirling, part rhythmic wall of guitars get things going at a steady clip before the wispier-voiced
takes over on the more dream pop-oriented title track. They rock out on "Game," get melancholy on the more lilting and skittery "Love on the Outside," and offer a swaying cigarette-lighter moment with the acoustic guitar-and-synth ballad "Just Like Sunday." The real magic happens, though, when the two leaders operate as a duo on tracks like the jangling, euphoric "Persuasion" and metal-injected "Spit," which closes the album in dramatic fashion on an invigorated combination of sexuality and heartbreak. While it might be nice to see a little more focus on something nearer to a composite sound,
have already got a good thing going on an auspicious debut LP. ~ Marcy Donelson