Nolan Pirkl throws a Dark Party under an orange Iowa sky

Nolan Pirkl’s Dark Party arrives on 22 June from Victor, Iowa, and the title nicely captures the emotional split inside the release. The Bandcamp tags point toward alternative, exp, indie, indie pop, indie rock and post-rock, while the lyrics in the page sketch a late-summer sunset, old days going away, dogs in the backyard and friends briefly feeling close again. That is the kind of modest independent songwriting detail that can sneak up on you. Dark Party does not need a dramatic mythology. Its power seems to come from ordinary memory being lit at the right angle: the orange sky, the backyard, the private repetition of a thought you cannot quite shake. This is a same-day Bandcamp discovery with small-town atmosphere and a title that understands melancholy can still invite people over.

Source: https://nolanpirkl.bandcamp.com/