New album: Schmoon || Pretty Darn Pretty

Life’s bittersweet bedlam captured with heart and humor

Schmoon is the indie folk project of Portland, Maine-based singer-songwriter/filmmaker Matt Cascella, who presents a compelling cast of characters on his new album Pretty Darn Pretty. For the discerning listener there is a lot to discover. This is a playful yet poignant exploration of nostalgia, anxiety and hope, with sharp yet witty lyrical observations. Melancholic melodies go well with kind-hearted vocals, but fluid feelings also cause some confusion about how seriously we should take this. Credits are given for wine glasses, breadsticks and farts, but actually the instrumentation and stories are much richer than that.



Pretty Darn Pretty, mixed, engineered and produced by Brendon Thomas, is out now digitally (self-released). Featuring Matt Cascella (vocals, drums, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, breadsticks) and Brendon Thomas (electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, keys, bass, background vocals, harmonica, wine glasses), with Christy Thomas (background vocals), Sam Kyzivat (effects, additional keys, vocals), James Downes (acoustic guitar), Brett Crudgington (additional keys), Jeremy Fink (horns), Jessica Richards (birthday singing), Jen Cordery (birthday singing), Bean Friend (accordion) and Lizzie (fart).

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