For PACKS, making a record isnt a means to an end; the making of the record is a communal experience, bottled up for the public to hear. On third album Melt the Honey PACKS explores a state of contentment, even bliss, long elided. The self-produced record honors the unpretentious disaffection of the grunge movement and the inventive arrangements of Guided By Voices, whose prolific output has inspired PACKS since their inception. To make Melt the Honey, PACKS traveled to Mexico City, where Madeline Link had spent significant time as an artist-in-residence at Casa L¸. Over the course of 11 days, PACKS practiced new songs in a rented studio space. From there, they took a bus to Xalapa where they worked as artists-in-residence at a house known as Casa pulpo, an architectural feat removed from the bustle of city life. The house has no straight lines, it puts you in a creative mindset, Link says. Melt the Honey, is an outward-facing testament to the wonderfully strange details of daily life, vividly rendered by a songwriter who knows theyre worthy of reverence.
1. 89 Days 2. Honey 3. Pearly Whites 4. HFCS 5. AmyW 6. Take Care 7. Her Garden 8. Paige Machine 9. Missy 10. Trippin 11. Time Loop
- Genre: Rock
- Format: Vinyl
- Format Detail: LP Gold Vinyl, Printed Inner Sleeve
- Released: 2/9/24
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