Felix Mackenzie-Barrow probably could have been forgiven for resting on his laurels creatively after the 2025 he had; the band he fronts, Divorce, were one of the indie rock stories of the year, and their debut album, Drive to Goldenhammer, made the business end of many a year-end list. Quietly, though, he’s been working on a side project, with quietly being the operative word; this debut album under his solo moniker, Book of Churches, is a minimalist effort in the grand tradition of indie folk singer-songwriters.
The tracks were each written and recorded in a single day and then set aside, making this a collection of snapshots in which Felix ruminates on some weighty issues in quiet moments stolen away from the noise of Divorce’s rise.