Mr. Stephen Malkmus must have found a way to mutate the DNA of the white musician specie, considering how influential the Pavement records are in this day and age. Brooklyn quartet Personal Space develops in intriguing ways a sound reminiscent of that band’s more mature, later records, marrying them with mathy tempos and breaks, and a touch of emo. We are enjoying single ‘Offering,’ (streaming) which showcases sophisticated songwriting and production, and a slightly more "psych" approach than the rest of the album, in particular in the liberatingly noisy finale. You can see Personal Space at Sunnyvale on November 18.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!