SPREAD JOY - s/t LP singer-songwriter Kelley Stoltz is one of

Kelley Stoltz is one of the most creative and innovative songwriters to have emerged in the first two decades of the 21st century but he remains relatively unknown and under-rated which if you are a dubious hipster-taste-maker makes Stoltz a prime candidate to spruik to your friends

So it was a nice opportunity to finally get around to playing some of the many small instruments I've collected over the years

four-track home recordings toward a more balanced and discernable breed of raw

Doug Easley took care of the digital mastering

SPREAD JOY - s/t LP singer-songwriter Kelley Stoltz is one ofThese ten tracks are a remarkably simple and near perfect distillation of the 'Pink Flag' era Wire sound giving way to frenzied No Wave dashes while executed with a speed precision that approaches hardcore. Oh, and there's no denying that the mix is anchored by the vocal prowess and persona of Briana Hernandez, in a performance evoking visions of greats like Su Tissue and Lizzy Mercier Descloux. Ten tracks in fourteen glorious minutes as if Spread Joy