Two Inch Astronaut - Personal Life (2016)

After two well received full lengths released on Exploding in Sound Records, Two Inch Astronaut parted ways with original bassist Daniel Pouridas and were joined by Andy Chervenak of Grass is Green (members of which went on to be in bands such as Empress of, Speedy Ortiz, and Palehound). After a few shorter stints in the U.S. and an extensive European support tour for La Dispute, the band began writing what would become “Personal Life.” Running on the apparent synergy of the new lineup, they quickly wrote a number of songs, some of which were conceived entirely in the practice space together with little in the way of verbal direction. It was recorded by one of the band’s influences, J. Robbins, at the Magpie Cage in Baltimore, Maryland. The result is their most varied, honest, and honed collection of songs to date, presented with leaner and tougher production than any of their previous efforts.