"Kuli's project just released their second full-length album, We're Headed To The Lake, via Philadelphia label, Julia's War Recordings. The new LP eschews some of the grime and overt experimentalism heard on Guitar's first album, 2024's Casting Spells on Turtlehead, favoring the energy of a more focused collection of anthemic cuts. This approach to the writing and recording of the new album called for a more live-band-in-a-room feel rather than the one-man-in-a-bedroom vibe heard on Guitar singles since the project's inception in 2022,"
"As Kuli explains, the influence of a West and East Coast tour with Portland's Nick Normal following the release of Casting Spells was something of a bellwether for Guitar's current incarnation. "When I was writing the new record, I had the live sound more in mind," says Kuli. "I was thinking about how all the members of the band would have to play, and the dynamics of putting on a good live show and sounding good versus only thinking about the recordings as the final outcome.""
Guitar is a project led by Saia Kuli that released a second full-length album, We're Headed To The Lake, on Julia's War Recordings. The new LP moves away from grime and overt experimentalism toward focused, anthemic tracks and prioritizes a live-band-in-a-room recording approach rather than lone bedroom production. A West and East Coast tour with Portland's Nick Normal influenced the project's live-oriented direction. Earlier releases include 2024's Casting Spells on Turtlehead and the 2023 self-released EP Element of Surprise. Kuli learned Ableton during the pandemic and incorporated beatmaking and hip-hop influences into the work.
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