Chastity Belt / Holy Wave That Guy / Time Crisis Too Opaque Yellow Vinyl Edition

Seattle's Chastity Belt and Austin's Holy Wave split a dreamy 7-inch for SuicideSqueeze Records. Chastity Belt's offering, "That Guy," rings with the band's signaturelaid-back-yet-precise style. Jangly, intricate guitarwork plays off easy rhythms; an upbeattranquility buoys wistful riffs. The lyrics are honest and introspective as Julia Shapiro admitsto being "that kind of guy"_the type who just wants to feel alive, despite the pull ofscreentime, and the tendency to hold onto something until the life has been sucked out of it."Maybe quitting is okay, but I don't like giving things away," she sings, backed by warmvocal harmonies. "I'd rather hold on for too long, until all the feeling's gone."For their side, Holy Wave contribute the lush and hypnotic slow burner "Time CrisisToo." Smears of warped synth over meticulous percussion and guitar form a dense tapestryof sound; melodic vibraphone perfects the cinematic nostalgia while the lyrics lament thetoo-hurried passage of time. Microdoses of experimentation tucked into the layers_seasidewaves, swells of distortion, a disembodied second vocal_add intrigue and enhancethe vibe.