Matthew Witthoeft of Parker Longbough – Photo Credit: Karen Aleksa
As if all the anxieties, fears, and worries of the year 2020 could be encapsulated in programmed beats and arpeggiated synths,
Parker Longbough offers up
Wilderhood Records.
Matthew Witthoeft, has been doing this for a while. His 2006 debut,
Commander Comatose, was well-received, and he has been growing up and writing albums about it along the way, making music that people immediately connect to.
While Parker Longbough typically mines a vein of ’90s-era indie rock.
Crackle/Hiss is different. It shows Witthoeft’s willingness to explore the unconventional sounds that modern home recording and computer equipment allow. Witthoeft is joined by drummer