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PALOMINO JOYRIDE

I’m a hypocrite, an idealist for the hypothetical,” grins Portland project Palomino Joyride vocalist and guitarist, Jonah Poole. “As one of my favorite artists once said, straight lines, they’ll unwind you.” Poole’s newest project incorporates elements of dreamy shoegaze and slowcore into shimmering, fuzz laden rock. Equal part nostalgic and plaintive, Palomino Joyride is a commentary on addiction, grief and loneliness, and the happy mess that transpires in-between. Poole’s writing takes us to settings that match: amid conversations he can’t escape, at parties he is desperate to leave, on days full of boredom and resentment.

With their former rock project Pulp Romance splitting early-pandemic, and the drummer and guitarists now playing in other bands (checkout Forty Feet Tall, Ray Ramano and Tenants, they’re all kick-ass), Poole and bassist Kevin Pryles teamed up to bring to life their newest concept. The tracks were recorded and produced in Kevin’s bedroom studio during the rainy months of the PNW. The first single, “In Due Time” off the new EP is a hazy dichotomy of euphoria. The lyrics lend a familiar, unglamorous intimacy to his relationships, accompanied by simplistic and emotive guitar that utilizes dreamy stereo modulation and overdrive.

Influenced by Sonic Youth, Sade and My Bloody Valentine and Smashing Pumpkins.