It’s 90 degrees in Brooklyn today and “The Season,” a new self-released song by 22-year-old Shai Erlichman, had me hooked from the opening line: “The dog in the street cannot handle the heat.” I think on days like today we all sympathize with that dog. Either way, “The Season” is a pretty little gem of lo-fi bedroom pop on Erlichman’s new 4-song EP, Season of Increasing Light. Songwriting like this makes us 22-year-olds look good. With its slow crests and falls, the calming tones of Shai’s own voice, “The Season” could easily serve as aural air-conditioning on a day like today; it washes your brain, keeps you fresh and cool. The solstice was Monday, so technically the light has stopped increasing. But Season of Increasing Light could certainly keep your mind soothed all summer, and probably even into the fall.
Shai Erlichman, “The Season” (Season of Increasing Light EP, Self-Released)
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