Gulfer - 'Third Wind' LP Color:180g Black Nowell’s hushed vocals settle deeper

Nowell’s hushed vocals settle deeper into the band’s tapestry

this time about a family sojourn to New York

the songs on Neighborhood Watch match consummate musicianship and thoughtful songcraft with an innate gift for melody

the band strike a balance between crunchy indie rock and revivalist melodicism

while songs like “Dawn” revel in arpeggiating woodwinds and mallets

Gulfer - 'Third Wind' LP Color:180g Black Nowell’s hushed vocals settle deeperWhile Vincent Ford and Gulfers other founding member, bassist David Mitchell, no longer contribute the majority of songwriting they once did, morsels of their original sound remain. Signature wistful vocals and oblique yet nimble guitars are still a fixture, as are thematic elements that touch on burnout, climate crisis, and losing touch with a difficult reality. But Third Winds stylistic turns are emphasized by deeper texture and simpler songwriting,