New Release: Water Season by Winter and Hooky

Winter and Hooky have a new collaborative EP called Water Season out now on Julia’s War Recordings. Thick with playful effects and recording experiments, this reminds me of a lot of my favorite experimental indie sounds from the early 2000’s I thought I’d never hear again in modern music. Tastefully psychedelic, warbly, and addictive thanks to Winter’s beautiful hooks melding into the hypnotic production conjurings of Hooky. I’m not sure what contributions each made to the songs, but it sounds wonderful, and they produced something beautiful and new together that’s distinct from their solo projects. Clocking in at 8 minutes and 46 seconds, it’s well worth a few listens. This may inspire you to dust off some old effect pedals and a tape recorder you’ve been neglecting.