The Los Angeles based indie rock band Petty Human Emotions just released a whopping 11 track album…it’s not just an album, it’s an establishing album that solidifies their footing as an indie rock band.
Band founder James Nardiello talks about the album describing the relation between the songs of the album and how they share a theme that is of melancholy and a tone of longing and loneliness.
The album was produced and engineered by Max Dickinson, creating a cohesive sonic experience that puts all the tracks in the same emotional universe.
Speaking of the universe these songs share…
They span many musical worlds…from indie folk to classic rock worlds…
You’ll have a song like “Something New”…the intro track to the album…it’s mainly a vocal and guitar song…with elements stepping in to create a cinematic buildup that keeps on going till the end of the track…
Then from there…you go into “I Want”…an indie rock song with drums driving the energy forward, the song has lots more energy…and that’s the part I enjoyed the most, it is the parabola of emotions that keeps sucking you in.
“Mae” is another example of an emotional folky song…it’s a pure, raw and emotional performance, expertly captured into a song, to remain there for all the world to experience.
…the emotional parabola is on full display all through the album…and takes us to “Moonbird”…a track that takes the cinematic approach and engulfs the audience in a storytelling experience from the first second.
“The Time It Takes” leans more into the punk rock world…and that’s what I’m enjoying here the most…the emotional rollercoaster that I’m on when I’m listening to “Petty Human Emotions”…
These guys not only came out with this album, but they also released a music video for their ninth track “Untitled”…the video is shot completely in artistic black and white and tells a story with a twist at the very end…it’s like a short movie experience…the song is very energetic and upbeat and loud and comes with a lot of headbanging.
The album ends with their magnum opus “I’m Still Here”…it’s a 7 minutes 55 seconds instrumental progressive ballad that in itself, covers a huge part of the indie spectrum…from light to dark and from light to heavy…
“Petty Human Emotions” is like a novel, you get into it to find many colors of emotions and many journeys between its book covers…it’s a storytelling event of a musical album…
Can’t wait to see what these guys come up with next…
Wishing them all the best in the world.
Cheers!
