Versing Side-Project Spiral XP Pens An Ode to Stasis with “Atrophy” (KEXP Premiere)
photo by Jordan Mang
Anyone else feeling stuck lately? With vaccinations ramping up, there’s still so much to process with the past 15 months we all collectively spent shut-in. And that’s just the baseline, not taking into account the personal issues, anxieties, and life transitions happening on top of a global pandemic. Even if we weren’t living in these chaotic times,
Spiral XP’s “Atrophy” would tap into this timeless, listless feeling.
Spiral XP is a new project from Max Keyes, drummer from the excellent Seattle indie rock project Versing. Keyes takes center stage in Spiral XP, but retains the volume and some of the disaffected, feverish stylings of his other band with added fuzz and shoegaze aesthetics. It’s a style he wears well on the project’s upcoming debut EP,