Slow Down Molasses – “Street Haunting” [Free Song Download]

The spirit of vintage indie rock is strong with this one… We’re talking about Slow Down Molasses, and their brand-new single “Street Haunting,” the band’s first new song in half a decade. Released in early April via Divine Schism, the song has all of those highly valued retro indie rock qualities, with a sound that will remind you of the heyday of American college rock of the early 1980s. If you listen attentively, it’s not hard to hear the early REM and Pixies influence on display here, along with the Gang of Four rhythms, and the resounding Sonic Youth-like bass lines and riffs. When it comes to “Street Haunting’s” lyrics, lead singer Tyler McShane puts on display his elegant, poetic lyricism that are partially inspired by Virginia Woolf’s essay of the same name. The song is striki...

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