Porous is the fifth release from Two Dark Birds, the critically acclaimed band from the Catskills. This four song EP, a collaboration between singer-songwriter Steve Koester and producer / dummer J.B. Mills, is a distinct departure from the band’s previous more folk- leaning forays.
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Sonically speaking, Porous delves into the minimalist sounds of today’s pop and yesterday’s wave. It’s more J. Dilla than J.J. Cale, more New Order than New Riders, more Billie Eilish than Billy Bragg, more Drake than Nick. Or something like that.
Lyrically speaking, the songs center around the usual subjects - love, family, nature, space-travel, roof-sitting, interdependent co-arising, bar hookups.
Says J.B. Mills: “I’ve made a lot of music with Steve Koester and Two Dark Birds over the years. This was a decidedly different project where Steve wrote his woodsy Catskills songs and I reimagined them with drum machines and sparse synths. We love how it turned out.”