Hospitality – Trouble

Hospitality – Trouble (Merge)

With a name like ‘Hospitality’, it’d be kind of a slap in the face if this New York trio made heavy metal or something similarly unwelcoming. Instead, they’re kind enough to treat listeners to the kind of affable indie pop you can skip through a field of flowers or wash the dishes to. Their 2012 self-titled debut was one of that year’s most unassuming but pleasant surprises. On this follow-up, singer Amber Papini’s singular, sweet but not-too-childlike vocals form the beating heart of songs fleshed out with creative instrumentation and a worldview that seems a bit more sceptical this time around. The title hints at clouds on the horizon, but even though Trouble is indeed a bit more gloomy in tone than its predecessor, its songs are just as catchy and no less inviting than those of Hospitality’s debut.

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