For an instrumental band, Object Hours sure do have a way with words. The Carrboro, NC trio's Bandcamp bio ends with this sentence: "We try to keep songs under 25 minutes for your sake." You learn a lot about the band from that line. It suggests they are ambitious, courteous, hilarious. Or how about their new album title, Solved By Walking? I love that. It could mean anything. Think about how many things could be solved by walking.
Object Hours matches Les Savy Fav drummer Harrison Haynes with a pair of guitarists, Jenny Waters and Nora Rogers. They'll release the aforementioned record in April via Three Lobed. It's introduced today with "Yellow House," which ends nearly 17 minutes shy of that 25-minute threshold and is not, as far as I can tell, a reference to the ghostly chamber-pop of Grizzly Bear's sophomore LP. Instead, this "Yellow House" is a propulsive space-rock instrumental that percolates with the urgent vitality of a brisk autumn day.
Listen below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Solved By Walking"
02 "Yellow House"
03 "Mare Chiaro"
04 "Manhattan Marble"
05 "Sunken Vessels"
06 "Transcription Beta"
07 "Haunted Forest Near Me"
Solved By Walking is out 4/24 via Three Lobed. Pre-order it here.
