{"id":55437,"date":"2017-02-14T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=55437"},"modified":"2017-02-14T12:55:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T18:55:14","slug":"hand-habits-wildly-idle-humble-before-the-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2017\/02\/14\/hand-habits-wildly-idle-humble-before-the-void\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Habits: Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright wp-image-55438\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a2674910401_16.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a2674910401_16.jpg 700w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a2674910401_16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a2674910401_16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a2674910401_16-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I didn\u2019t know what to expect when I picked up <em>Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void)<\/em> by L.A. based musician, Hand Habits. Initially attracted by the cover art, I brought it home to give it try. <em>Wildly Idle<\/em> was recorded entirely by Meg Duffy, and although having previously released music on her Bandcamp page, this record is her real debut\u2026 and a great one at that. It\u2019s dynamic in its instrumentation, vocals, and overall presentation, but still maintains a focus and leaves you feeling refreshed and satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first reasons I liked this album so much was because after the first three songs, I noticed that it followed a pattern. Throughout the LP, there are four \u201cscenes\u201d which divide the songs into a pattern of three-two, three-two. These scenes are pretty weird. They mostly sound like something from outer-space with a lyrically indiscernible, low-tone voice. Because the album had \u201cparts\u201d, there was a subtle feeling that each grouping of songs had its own vibe, making it almost feel like a play, or theatrical-work. <em>Wildly Idle<\/em> is meaty, and out of the ten actual songs, I would say that I really liked six of them, specifically \u201cIn Between\u201d and \u201cBook On How To Change\u201d. The melodies are so soft and pleasant, but still contain a power that will get you rocking at times. Her voice has a gentle laziness that reminds of Peter Sagar (Homeshake) on <em>Midnight Snack<\/em>, but also sounds a lot like early Angel Olsen. I also loved that this album was self-produced, because the instrumentation had a lot of flavor considering the songs mainly stay in the folk-rock sphere. Overall, <em>Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void)<\/em> is a charming discovery, and I hope to see it put Meg Duffy on the map.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Angel Olsen, Julia Jacklin, Jessica Pratt<br \/>\nRecommended Tracks: 4 (In Between), 9 (Book On How To Change), 5 (All The While), 6 (Demand It), 11 (Nite Life)<br \/>\nDo Not Play: 2 (Actress)<br \/>\nWritten by MacConnell Wilson on 02\/13\/2017 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildly Idle is a charming discovery and solid debut from L.A. based Meg Duffy, that will leave you feeling refreshed and satisfied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15054,"featured_media":55438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3235,3230,181],"tags":[6728,5535,6729,6730],"class_list":["post-55437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-music-reviews","category-new-music-rotation","category-rock-rotation","tag-hand-habits","tag-macconnell-wilson","tag-wildly-idle-humble-before-the-void","tag-woodsist"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/a2674910401_16.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15054"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}