Portland, Maine, indie folk singer-songwriter and filmmaker Matt Cascella is releasing his new album Pretty Darn Pretty (out Dec. 13) under the moniker Schmoon, his childhood nickname. Appropriately, the new LP taps into innocently playful vibes while capturing the fuzzy nostalgia of growing up. This is an album of characters; some are bad, and some are slightly better, but pieces of Cascella shine through with each song. He delves into the celebratory joy that comes with time-worn memories, our present anxieties and the legacy of our unknown futures. Cascella cut his teeth in the New York City indie scene with his band Brooms while also recording solo under the name Owlbiter before moving to Portland, Maine, during the pandemic. He went back and forth to producer, engineer, and mixer Bren...