
Words by Brendan It's sometimes tough and precarious to judge a band on just an EP's worth of tunes. Even if it's on the longer side, there's just barely enough time and space to get a band's mission statement. Sometimes, though, a shorter release is so dense and surprising and unabashed in its musical self-awareness that you just know you're gonna dig whatever this band comes out with next. That's how I feel about Mittenfields and their EP, The Fresh Sum . But hey, don't take my word for it. Take [...]

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