Golden Apples - Shooting Star

A sprawling work packed to the brim with playful eccentricities and dynamism; one that owes as much of its inspiration to mid-century folkies like Michael Hurley and Karen Dalton as it does to alt rock of the nineties like Yo La Tengo and Stereolab. 'Shooting Star' is a constellation of influences, experiences, reckonings–with the state of the world, with others, with creativity, with oneself–with no two songs created in the same way. Following the "rich jangle and big, well-developed songs" (Bandcamp) of 2023's 'Bananasugarfire', Edling sought to deconstruct his creative process by centering collaboration instead of a more solitary pursuit in songwriting, even as personal matters made isolation a more natural instinct. He describes taking time to make notes of the ways, timing and forms in which songs came to him in the process of demoing the record, and regularly questioning if his approach was like that of “watching a pot of water boil” or waiting for a bolt of light to appear in the sky. In many ways, 'Shooting Star' is an appeal to the muse, a record of “songs about writing songs” born from Edling’s desire to trust his instincts despite the posturings of inner demons and creative roadblocks, and to celebrate the little wins along the way. RIYL: Sparklehorse, John Cale, Yo La Tengo, Superviolet, Spirit of the Beehive, Horse Jumper of Love, Of Montreal