Although it still contains signs of the project’s distinctive blend of earthy folk-rock, woozy psychedelic pop, and whimsical electronics and effects, something feels more than a little more mature and serious on Johnny Lynch’s sixth Pictish Trail album, Life Slime. It turns out that it was born of a period of emotional turmoil resulting in his most personal album yet. In another adjustment, Life Slime was produced by first-time collaborator Mike Lindsay (Tunng, LUMP) at Lindsay’s M.E.S.S. studio in Margate, England, in addition to including contributions from longtime collaborators like Rob Jones and Joe Cormack.
Inhabiting a warm, synthy, midtempo soft rock, the album’s resigned title track includes a reference to the ubiquitous K.C. Green comic of…

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