West Palm Beach has never been a launching pad for indie rock, yet there is life in the Southern Florida surroundings indeed as evidenced by the indie rock band, American Sigh. Conjuring the bleeding tones of Weezer and Minus The Bear mixed atop emotionally explosive songwriting, these rockers fit ideally into the Riot Fest sect. On their forthcoming debut LP Honor System, the band deftly layers beguiling indie-pop over complex post-rock melodic arrangements to craft a sound at once immediately engaging and full of intricate nuance.
Theo Matz’s delicate, yearning voice flows elegantly into soaring stacked harmonies as the soundscape, flecked with
wide-sky Americana, churns and sways below. Dreamy, uplifting, and just a touch melancholy, Honor System – produced and recorded primarily by John Paul Pitts of Surfer Blood, with two tracks produced by Skyler Mondell.
Written by Matz mostly at home in Florida, the album was recorded with Pitts and Mondell at Shade Tree Studio in Boynton Beach, FL, and with Bryan Lamar at Raincat Recordings in Jensen Beach, FL. A record that speaks to the universal challenges of growing up, Honor System is there to remind us that we’re not alone in our struggles with self-esteem, relationships, and mental health. “I hope these songs resonate, and that it brings a sense of comfort to listeners” says Matz. “I set out to make a record that is introspective, honest, and cathartic; both musically and lyrically. I hope it finds those folks who need it.”
Glide is premiering the loose-limbed indie rocker “Boyscout” which hones a fuzz unreconstructed 90’s indie rock mission.
“I wrote this song after a particularly volatile relationship that ended abruptly. It started as a way for me to communicate the things I never said and the anger I felt at not getting that chance. It revolves around the idea that we all have to face challenges alone and there won’t always be someone there to lean on. It’s sort of yearning for a simpler past but recognizing that as you move through time you have to let go of the good and the bad.”
Photo by Margaret Wheatley
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ahhh the way the chorus guitar riff glides over the rest of the band hits so hard! These guys are on the come up forsure!