The autumnal folk music that Alec Watson writes (and performs with pals) under the name DPCD has the uncluttered, utilitarian grace of Shaker furniture, shaped with a contemplative sense of order and sturdy enough for daily use. Gossip Wolf loved the band’s 2017 debut, Good Visions, especially “Images of No Use,” which recalls Iron & Wine, early Sufjan Stevens, and Thrill Jockey supergroup Pullman. Watson describes DPCD’s self-released new LP, False Virtue, as “centered around daily routine, memory, and family history,” and debut single “No Will” is as potently specific as the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot. On Friday, October 4, Watson brings a “lush, celebratory formation” of the band (guitarists Ethan Parcell and Kenan Serenbetz, vocalist Samantha Connour, and pianist Allie Thomas) to the Hungry Brain.
- John Walt’s song “The Time”
Even if nobody needed a Chicago band to cover weirdo-pop auteur John Maus, this wolf can get behind Deeper’s minimal version of the Maus deep cut “Bennington.” The Chicago trio pairs the tune with the jittery romp “Run” on a seven-inch that drops via Fire Talk Records on Wednesday, October 2. Deeper headline a record-release show at the Hideout on Thursday, October 3; Slow Pulp and Girl K open. v
