With Pavement Drawings, Phil Sutton (Comet Gain, Velocette, Pale Lights) returns with his third album as Love, Burns. Backed by a stellar cast of musicians, he delivers another twelve classic indie pop songs that will make sunshine radiate from your speakers. Beneath the melancholic melodies and summery arrangements lie poetic lyrics on the things we struggle to leave behind, like lost loves, old wounds, fading memories, and the versions of ourselves we can never quite escape: “She hopes that he will never see // The things she saw today // Some days are soon forgotten // But they don’t go away // She will feel the pain” (from the title track). It’s intriguing storytelling, caught between yesterday’s thoughts and tomorrow’s possibilities, but it works especially well in conjunction with the jangling guitars, smooth organ ornaments, and warm vocal harmonies.
Pavement Drawings is out digitally, on CD and vinyl LP, through Calico Cat records, Jigsaw Records, and Spinout Nuggets. Featuring Philip Sutton (vocals), Kyle Forester (guitars, bass, keyboards, saxophone), Hannes Mueller (drums), Jo Roman (vocals), and Alicia Hyman (violin).