Ian Sweet

Add Date: September 13

Artist: Ian Sweet

Album: Shapeshifter

Label: Hardly Art

Genre: Indie rock, lo-fi

Comments: Behind a measurable amount of fuzz and loudness comes Ian Sweet, a trio whose measured shifts in mood are accompanied with an appropriate level of expansion and compression. On Shapeshifter, this newly formed group centers itself around Jillian Medford, the lead singer, who has been at the helm of the project for years before picking up a band to accompany herself. With this, comes expansive mosaics that tie together Medford's vulnerable vocals (that some might compare to those of Waxahatchee) and lyricism with layers of raw, unpredictable noisiness that creates a strangely intriguing record that takes multiple listens to fully digest.

Recommended Tracks: 2, 3, 4

DNP: 5