I must admit, I had to look up insouciant. The definition is: free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. That last word, nonchalant, stuck with me when listening to Insouciant’s Fall. Well it did at first at least. Now, on my third draft of this review, I’ve grown pretty anxious when listening to this record. Granted, it’s only the band’s fault cause Fall has grown on me so much from my initial listen.

At first I thought the band and record had potential but just weren’t quite there yet. But upon further listens Insouciant may be a good bit closer than I originally gave them credit for. The band’s sound (kind of indie/mathy/emo type bits with female vocals) is a style I usually go for when done well and Insouciant certainly have their promising moments throughout. That all comes into clearer focus the more time you spend with Fall.

So, after a lot of listens I have  gone back and forth in regards to the band. Fall is one of those debut albums where the positives outweigh the negatives and breeds promise for something even better the next time out. I hope Insouciant stays together and keeps writing cause they are certainly worth keeping a watchful eye on.

Label: Not Rock

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