Box For Buddy, Box For Star (Cyan Blue Vinyl LP)
Nate Amos, best known for Water From Your Eyes and My Idea, has quietly built a vast body of work under his solo project This is Lorelei. After years of self-released songs, Box for Buddy, Box for Star marks his first fully realised album: a collection of confessional, sharply written indie-pop blending the intimacy of Elliott Smith with the offbeat charm of Alex G. - Flying Out
Since 2012, New York City singer-songwriter Nate Amos (Water From Your Eyes, My Idea) has recorded and self-released hundreds of songs under the This Is Lorelei moniker, and perhaps surprisingly, after a decade plus, Box for Buddy, Box for Star marks the first attempt at a traditional, intentionally written full-length album.
Amos describes the bulk of This Is Lorelei's discography as unedited diary entries, written and recorded without much forethought, regard for genre or reverence for albums as thematic bodies of work. Oddly enough, Box for Buddy, Box for Star is both a fresh start and the culmination of years of diligent, interesting songwriting.
Box for Buddy, Box for Star embraces traditional pop songcraft and a confessional, carefully written brand of lyricism, dabbling in the kind of classic singer-songwriter cliches he never imagined toying with-but not without the counterbalancing force of shitpost-y irony, which listeners have come to expect from Amos.
Tracklist:
1. Angel's Eye
2. Perfect Hand
3. I'm All Fucked Up
4. Dancing in the Club
5. My Boy Limbo
6. Where's Your Love Now
7. Box for Buddy, Box for Star
8. A Song That Sings About You
9. Two Legs
10. An Extra Beat for You and Me