Dutch indie pop quartet Snow Coats released their debut LP Take The Weight Off Your Shoulders in the summer of 2018 and followed up their initial national success with their Pool Girl EP shortly after signing to Alcopop! Records in 2020. Since then, the band incubated and dissected their upcoming catalogue for this sophomore album with producer Joe Reinhart (who has produced the likes of Beach Bunny, The Vaughns, and Modern Baseball, to name a few). The result is late ’90s/early ’00s indie revival with a spritely energy. “If It Wasn’t Me” is dripping with ’00s angst, aided by a contemporary production that is full and brimming with energy. Part of the album’s success is lead songwriter Anouk van der Kemp’s ability to tell stories with a lyrical earnestness that is at once honest and ...