Let’s get this out of the way: Spirit Spine, the one man laptop project of Bloomington, Indiana’s Joseph Denny, sounds a lot like Panda Bear. From the huge drums to the deep space reverb to the campfire singalong melodies, Denny has completely absorbed the template laid down on Person Pitch. But what saves him from the “Well, why don’t I just listen to Panda Bear?” tag is the fact that he jettisons so many of Noah Lennox’s more experimental tendencies (the crying babies, the owl hooting, and such) and just focuses on writing really catchy songs. This is a dude to watch out for.

“Slept Away,” off Spirit Spine’s new album Jungle Bridges, is offered below for your consideration. Jungle Bridges is available for download on Amazon and is streaming for free on Spirit Spine’s Bandcamp site.

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Spirit Spine – Slept Away