For their latest release, the indie folk troubadour-comprised outfit, Favourite Armchair, debuted a remastered version of their single, Overflow; the quaint indie folk aesthetics which have become quintessential to the artist’s sonic signature remain, but with this release, they dug his sound deeper into the cosmos than they’ve ventured before, giving the still intimately lo-fi release a touch of the soul-tingling euphony of the Flaming Lips and Grandaddy.
In the same way that the Flaming Lips’ iconic single, Do You Realize?, which will always have a place in the pantheon of ingenious aural invention, seems to loosen the knots in your heartstrings, Overflow is a stunningly affecting exhibition of Favourite Armchair’s ability to transform an outpour of emotion into interstellar transcendence, which still remains tethered to the roots of folk.
There is a homespun tenderness in the composition; while the remaster gives the track a wider celestial glow and a fuller sense of depth, the acoustic intimacy still holds firm, yet every tonal detail feels more luminously suspended, as though the song has been lifted into the memory of the night sky.
Overflow is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
