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Dutch Interior – “It’s Glass” review

Long Beach, California indie rock band Dutch Interior comprised of guitarist/vocalist Jack Nugent, guitarist/vocalist Conner Reeves, keyboardist/vocalist Shane Barton, drummer Hayden Barton, bassist/vocalist Davis Stewart & guitarist/vocalist Noah Kurtz celebrating a whole year of Moneyball with their 2nd EP. Their introductory extended play Kindergarten in 2021 would prelude their widely praised debut album Blinded by Fame, later making their Fat Possum Records debut with Moneyball around this time 365 days prior. As they get ready for a new era, they’re offering a brief extension of their most recent LP in the form of It’s Glass.

“Ground Scores” begins with alt-country & slowcore-tinged 2nd single singing about finding beauty within the chaos whereas the 3rd & final single “Go Fuck Yourself” incorporates these pianos to explain all the things they don’t like regarding their hometown. “Say Anything” kicks off the 2nd half going for a lo-fi direction so Davis can tell his partner that he knows what it’s worth but once the lead single “Play the Song”  by their love of repetition & memory, the acoustic “I Have No Clue” ends by singing about a woman Conner doesn’t even know on top of some acoustics.

In a way, It’s Glass feels like a short extension of Moneyball considering that Dutch Interior are taking the very same ideas they had for their Fat Possum debut over a year ago & evolving them in ways that sound intimately bigger than when they demonstrated their tendency to connect the dots. It can be a bit shapeless compared to its predecessor at times but nevertheless, these guys make it clear that the only constant of their career is the band’s consistent artistic evolution.

Score: 3.5/5

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Dutch Interior – “Moneyball” review

Dutch Interior is an indie rock band from Long Beach, California consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jack Nugent, guitarist/vocalist Conner Reeves, keyboardist/vocalist Shane Barton, drummer Hayden Barton, bassist/vocalist Davis Stewart & guitarist/vocalist Noah Kurtz. Their 2021 debut EP Kindergarten would prelude their full-length debut Blinded by Fame, the latter of which would become their most acclaimed project thus far & resulted in Fat Possum Records signing them earlier this winter. To coincide with spring, they’re making their debut for the label by putting out their sophomore effort.

“Canada” is this indie rock opener singing about seeing 2 sparrows flirting by the lake whereas “Sandcastle Molds” goes for more of an alt-country vibe dealing with holding on to your sense of self as the world descends into madness at a nauseating pace. “Wood Knot” keeps the alt-country influences going disregarding the idea of being a leaf when he’s a natural irregularity, but then “Science Fiction” sings about something shifted in his shape over acoustics & an organ.

The acknowledgement of self-awareness on “Sweet Time” of the world moving fast day by day is made clearly with it’s traditional country tone while “Life (So Crazy)” goes indie rock again singing that he misses the days when the moments were still until the weight came. “4th Street” embraces an Americana direction keeping their secrets close to the ground & the country-driven “Horse” dreams of living in the countryside. “Christ on the Mast” feels more alt-country feeling Hell bent & “Beekeeping” finishes their Fat Possum debut with a reflection on personal flaws.

These guys’ disparate influences all converge on here shapeshifting oscillates between sharply hewn indie rock as well as alt-country along with hints of dissonant ambience & Americana, all while still sounding like a band who both speak their own private language & translate it into something universal. They take the observation of us existing in a tradition of American music & take that to places that are personal to them finds its way in terms of songwriting through its own humorous twists & turns, an undercurrent of omnipresent & steadfast declarations of love.

Score: 4.5/5

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