Marquee Columbia indie rock bands Stagbriar, Dear Blanca issue albums during pandemic

Both albums represent purposeful steps forward for their respective bands, and seem unlikely to go unheeded, no matter how long the pandemic drags on. Started at home before being finished at Columbia’s Archer Avenue Studio, Suppose You Grow appropriately zeroes in on that last word in its title as a central theme, mirroring the historically folk-leaning band’s thrilling lean into adventurously veering slacker rock.

“Sometimes we make these intentional steps to better ourselves for ourselves,” Alex says of the idea behind the record, “or sometimes we simply take these steps towards growth to survive, all while life is concurrently rushing past you at 100 miles-per-hour and carving and developing you as it does — growth no matter what.”

Hallie Hayes, Free Times

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