Partly Cloudy by Catbells

As you remember the happiest moments of your life, a subconscious jealousy always brews for your past self, a version of yourself who gets to experience such radiant beauty for the first time. Few thoughts induce depression more so than the hunch that your best days lie behind you, and this emotion courses strongly through the veins of Partly Cloudy by Catbells. Matching a bedroom pop, folksy dream pop sound with lyrics absolutely dripping in melancholy and nostalgia, Catbells uses its acoustic guitars and reverb-laden vocals to hit an emotional vein located somewhere between Eliott Smith and Nico. Though Partly Cloudy bursts out of the gate with several breakup songs, the record spends most of the rest of its runtime desperately clawing at the hands of the clock, begging for one more run through the good old days. Unearthing these feelings helps you reevaluate your direction in life, revealing the sorts of experiences you value and should seek out again in the future. -Michael