As if Ricky Schmidt weren’t busy enough as a member of Western Settings and the new-ish Hey, Chels, he’s also just released his first solo LP, Palm Trees. Under the moniker RICKY, Schmidt lays out 11 often-acoustic tracks that are an eclectic mix of indie rock, dream pop, with snatches of everything from contemporary folk to power pop at times. The tight harmonies woven throughout the record makes it a little unlike anything you’ve heard from his previous bands. “Palm Trees encompasses mid-2019 to pretty much the present time for me,” says Schmidt. “I leaned hard into this project to keep me sane during this crazy year, and the content is very much so relevant to the year 2020. I feel like I’m not alone in feeling the way I do. I wrote this record to remedy those feelings for myself...
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