Looking at the song titles on Innerlove’s debut LP suggests things are pretty bleak for the New York four-piece: the record is littered with songs called “Ain’t Who I Wanna Be,” “Things Stop Working,” “Hectic,” “The Way That I Live,” “Burnt Out.” But listening to it paints a very different picture–this isn’t a band burnt out and over it. Innerlove’s just getting started.

Though the band’s been putting out music since 2019, their first full-length feels like a real introduction. Stray singles like last year’s “The Wringer” have nodded towards country, but the LP fully embraces it. “Things Stop Working” is a full-on roots rock song, and “Trophies” and “26” are Innerlove’s take on bright-eyed folk. Other songs do stay a little closer to the crunchy, rough-hewn indie rock sound the band established on their Fine by Me EP–“10 in the Morning” sways and builds, and “Hectic,” a contender for the band’s best song ever, subtly weaves twangy riffs underneath pop rock melodies. The whole of it is a confident step forward for a band that’s always shown potential. It’s clear, after listening through the record, that this is exactly who Innerlove wants to be.

Credits

All songs written and performed by Ryan O’Rourke, Joe Rom, Dan Sandoval, Jon Argondizza. All lyrics written by Ryan O’Rourke. Produced by Joe Rom. Recorded at Casa De Campo, Roscoe, NY & Hilda Music Co. Mixed and mastered by Billy Mannino at Two Worlds Recording.

Track Listing

1. Ain't Who I Wanna Be
2. 10 In The Morning
3. Hectic
4. Trophies
5. Silence
6. The Way That I Live
7. Burnt Out
8. 26
9. Things Stop Working
10. 209

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200 - Black

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