It's clear that their listening tastes look backward with reverence, but there's a new confidence in Modern Fools that is ready for what tomorrow may bring. Strange Offering presents melancholic themes of loss and existential dread in an oddly upbeat and comforting manner. While the albums have a kindred style, the substance has evolved to reflect the band’s growth together. The band's sophomore release, Strange Offering (May 2023), covers familiar sonic territory with a newfound optimism like SEER, it was recorded in Blair’s New Hampshire studio and mixed by Seattle-based engineer Kevin Suggs (KEXP). Their 2020 debut album SEER was a search for meaning after suffering a serious car accident and the end of a long-term relationship, lead singer and songwriter Josh Blair transformed his personal upheaval into nine songs that fused cosmic Americana influences with his own unique voice. Since that fateful, syrup-soaked morning, they've been refining a sound best described as "seriously retro, cosmic Americana", with songs that meld together the country rock of Gram Parsons with the song-craft and harmonies of Dr. Unless you count devising their name by trying to fit letters into the Waffle House logo. Despite their name, there's nothing particularly modern or foolish about the songs of this New Hampshire foursome.
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