There is no doubting that pondhopper (Erik Fashingbauer from Wisconsin) come from the great indie rock lineage that stretches back to Grandaddy, Rogue Wave and Elliott Smith and so there is a thread of melancholy that runs right through the heart of ‘Freezer Burn’. What really pleases however is that there is such melodic intent, a chorus and a general adhesion to the lost art of songwriting. We could be right back in peak 90s/00s territory here and that means this track becomes the perfect mixtape candidate (if such things were still a thing in 2024!). KH
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