Spellbound

In the 'Spellbound' sonic universe, enchanting hooks about friendship and growing up in New Jersey orbit driving verses that prize brevity, never labouring longer than necessary. On lead single 'Rocky Road', Boyscott explore the mental gymnastics required for a career in music, pulling on the threads of fear and excitement they experienced in their early tours. Such reflection is abundant on 'Spellbound': 'Arthur Kill' refers to the peculiar beauty of a boat graveyard in the Arthur Kill tidal strait; where 'Lima' interpolates a song that stuck with Hermo since high school. All told, 'Spellbound' continues what Boyscott started with 'Goose Bumps', honing their pristinely arranged indie pop morsels into a fully realised sound that vindicates the near ten-year wait.