Houston in the Blind – “Drifting” [Song Review]

“Drifting” is a track lifted from the upcoming album Hide The Glow by indie band Houston in the Blind, which formed in 2014 and followed by releasing their debut album, Limbs, in 2015. Limbs became an indie hit and was featured on many Year-end Best of lists. Wanting a change of scenery from Athens, Georgia, frontman Charlie Garrett elected to move to Los Angeles. Garrett thought he would commute from LA to Georgia to play shows and record. As Garrett says, “But that’s not what happened. We completely disintegrated as soon as I told everyone I was moving.” Nine years later, after unexpected life events, several cross-country relocations, fruitless recording sessions, crippling depression, and self-doubt, Garrett, aka Houston in the Blind, releases an appetizer – “Drifting” – from the forth...

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