专辑简介

Recorded at a local elementary school, the band enjoyed playing many of the children’s instruments that were available, including a xylophone and toy bells. Indeed, one senses a playful, child-like quality to the EP which can be felt from the first track, “Apples”, as Hobba sings about rolling apples off a roof, building a boat, and sailing along the cold northern coast. Even on “Spent”—a song whose lyrics evoke a dark and desperate existential questioning of life—the gentle beauty of The Soft Hill’s melodies remain the same. With this intimate and organic record, the band covers a lot of territory. From the Hemingway-inspired “Hills Like White Elephants” to “Diamond Road”, which depicts the visionary journey of a wanderer, Painted World is at once timeless and a breath of fresh air.