Moss Covered Rocks by Potion Seller

In 2023 we are faced with a neverending influx of bad news, so much that many sources have confirmed constant exposure to the horrors of everyday life isn’t exactly good for our mental health. They say it’s important to step away from our screens and news outlets and find something positive to focus on. If you are looking to step away for a second and need a soundtrack for your woodland mental health walk, let Moss Covered Rocks by Potion Seller be your guide. This collection of experimental bedroom electrofolk is a balm for the soul that fits beautifully into the Kimya Dawson Cinematic Universe both musically and aesthetically. Led primarily by guitar and piano, this chamber album also features tuba, squeaking woodwinds, toy organ, harp, and much more joined together in counterpoint that can only be described as… cute? Familiar triads and comfortable chord progressions are led by the softest voice you’ve ever heard whispering sweet nothings in your ear as a faerie might on this stroll through the woods we’re taking. The lyrics are as soothing as the music with Potion Seller serenading to you the magic of birds chirping, the light of the moon, connecting with neighbors, and singing your freedom into the world. The layering of elements in this project is subtle, but becomes complex upon further listening. Soft lofi folk is occasionally interrupted by zipping synths that suggest the extraterrestrial. These effects play in startling dissonance to the harmonious acoustic chamber, a glitch in the matrix that elevates this project beyond its cutesiness.
- Carrie