Evoking a mellow high on a warm Sunday afternoon, where everything is magnified and glows in Technicolor, the debut
album from Springtime Carnivore is a dreamy work of ebullient pop and looming psychedelia.
Springtime Carnivore is the nom de tune of Greta Morgan. Produced by Morgan and sonic wizard Richard Swift (The
Black Keys, The Shins, Foxygen) the album crackles with warmth, employing faded strings, blown-out drums, fuzzy
guitars, and pawnshop keyboards to adorn widescreen vocals. Due out this November from Aquarium Drunkard’s
Autumn Tone Records, the album builds on a foundation of classic folk and pop songwriting, synthesizing those roots
with capricious production that turns and careens unexpectedly, casting her melodic songs in varied light and from
surprising angles. “Name on a Matchbook” merges off kilter grooves to a strident glide; “Sun Went Black” marries
fuzzy power pop to wistful longing; “Other Side of the Boundary” is an aching psychedelic ballad, at once intimate but
also cosmically faraway.
Springtime Carnivore makes songs that sound familiar, but skewed. Already a music veteran, Springtime Carnivore
recently completed a tour supporting legendary soft psych band The Zombies, with whom she shares a distinct melodic
touch. The songs on the album utilize classic approaches, but are distinctly modern. There’s an index card tacked to the
wall of Morgan’s rehearsal space. It reads “no cheap tricks,” and its command is heeded on Springtime Carnivore’s 14
heavenly songs.