Chastity Belt’s newest album is, more than anything else, a celebration of the circumstances that made the previous five possible. Or, put another way: All My Friends is about exactly what it purports to be about. The Seattle quartet has dedicated their soft, searching, often painfully sweet sixth record to the platonic relationships that have defined their adult lives. The album blends songs from past and present; the oldest is from 2018, and the most recent was written this year. It’s more spontaneous and less polished than the band’s most recent LPs. It is an album about, and borne by, friendship. Chastity Belt have long used their music to reflect the sadness and disillusion wrought by the modern world, and All My Friends is no exception. It’s a subtler upset…

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