Spokane is Rick Alverson's even lonelier solo venture. After leading and being the main songwriter in Drunk, the North American post-folk band, during a period in which they released four albums and two Ep's - one of them, "Sickbed", was released exclusively by Acuarela- Alverson has decided to explore a more personal vision with Spokane. This five song Ep that we released a few months after the debut album, "Leisure & other songs". As sort of a leitmotif of the record is the inability of finding an emotional balance if not bent over the kitchen sink, sitting on a chair while tying your shoelaces, or nodding your head to greet a neighbour.
Instrumentally, the record moves along the same lines of Drunk, though the arrangements are more autistic and singular, with the intention of making it clear that when it comes to songwriting you don't have to sacrifice the lyrics to the music or the music to the literature. Introspection, lyrical density, poetry and affliction converge on a record that will bewitch all those that have built a personal altar for Nick Drake or Tim Buckley.