If you slowed down the tempo of
indie rock
bands like
Pavement
or
Sebadoh
, it would probably sound like the unhurried debut from
Havergal
.
Ryan Murphy
(who also runs
Western Vinyl
records, through which he released his first two 7"s) steers these
lo-fi
arrangements, sounding like a lonely soul from Slackerville. His drum machine provides static, while
Murphy
's lyrics are often a downer, singing verses such as "hey kids don't grow up like me/'cause I haven't stretched a single inch." ~ Kenyon Hopkin