96 BACK – FRESH FACE
2022-10-31After releasing three records in 2021 (the aforementioned 9696 Dream, the hip-hop-leaning Flex Time EP and his most recent album Love Letters, Nine Through Six), 96 Back went back to the drawing board this Spring and emerged – in typical fashion – with a folder of 50+ new demos. Listening to those demos, it became clear that something new was forming: a sound that was more pastoral than Evan’s previous work; dreamy and dubby even when up-tempo.
While whittling down and developing those demos to a tight 10 tracks, the album’s title track turned into a manifesto of sorts for the entire project – intimate music to let the sun fall on your face too. In 96 Back’s words, “This record is a labour of love truly, pulling sounds and tones together … it feels far more collage like and pastoral than anything I’ve worked on. It felt incredibly natural to put together and sequence, something that I’m super proud of!”