Indie rockers Brooklyn band Wetsuit deliver their assertive full-length sophomore album, "Yarn for Future Scarves", threading themes of nostalgia, identity and home into one of the most rich and emotionally palpable indie records of the year. Wetsuit take their sound in exciting new directions without leaving behind the raw cathartic wail of their live shows.
Recorded by Alex Farrar (Wednesday, MJ Lenderman, Indigo de Souza) at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville and mastered by Jennica Best (Colatura), the 10-song album feels fragile and unbound. Throughout its 36 minutes, the band layers 90’s alt-rock grime with dreamlike shoegaze textures, indie twang, and glimpses of 80’s new wave. The result is an album that moves like memory itself, fractured, colorful, jumbled, and unexpectedly potent.
"Yarn for Future Scarves" is an indie rock album from the onset. Lead single “Can’t Hold Water” glistens with urgency, its sharp edges smoothed over by waves of melody that feel both restless and cathartic. “Cider” plays on nostalgia, a woozy score for fall afternoons and transient talks, while “Always Sunny” demonstrates Wetsssuit’s ability to strike a balance between loud, sweet crescendos and lyrical closeness.
Each song unspools like a thread, drawing listeners deeper into the story of Becker’s migration from Midwest childhood to Brooklyn adulthood. Over half of the tracks are accompanied by DIY music videos, all directed by women, anchoring the record in imagery that’s as provocative as its sound. Their sum becomes an immersive project celebrating the messiness of memory, carving out room within the frame for pure joy and release.
But "Yarn for Future Scarves" is a sophomore album that pushes, pulls, and warps what Wetsuit can be. It is a group of material that feels lived-in, like an old sweater handed down and frayed at the cuff, and all the warmer for it. With every track, Wetsuit reminds us that memory is something we can sing into existence.
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