Blog: Stereogum

As mentioned when To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie's " In Peoples' Homes " first appeared, the track's upbeat sweetness is a far outlier from the core of the Minneapolis BTW 's chilly, ambient, and often sinister second album Marlone . But for two minutes TKAPB are briefly uplifting, the warmth of a cello and Jehna Wilheim voice filtering through a hallway of distortion like sun on an icy morning. The video reflects the wholesome, clear-yet-clanging vibe by presenting the band on the road -- in cars and diners and onstage -- focused at first, later lost in slow [...]

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