Get Lost in Bevelers’ Sound and You Won’t Regret It [stream]

Bevelers write the sort of music that makes you stop and listen — it’s powerfully gentle and passionately chilling. The Portland indie folk duo made of Lee Aulson and Adria Ivanitsky just released a moving collection of four songs as the first half of a split EP with a much rockier folk band from Brooklyn, Erica Russo & The Goodsport. On their portion of the release, you can hear every strum of guitar, clink of the glockenspiel and note of swaying harmony. Wielding the power of First Aid Kit’s dueling folk harmonies and Noah Gundersen’s soulful honesty, the two girls have created their own sound that’s utterly weightless. “Cryptic Company” lightheartedly introduces the brightest of their sweet folk sound with straightforward melody accented with a tinkling glockenspiel. The second track, “Tomorrow”, ripples with haunting harmonies with the air of a medieval hymn. Lasting for six and a half minutes, “Can’t Seem to Smile” takes the listener on a dark journey. Meandering with oscillation through a minor melody in stunning harmony, the normal layers of sound receive added support from a buzzing upright bass in the background. A quiet ballad, “Mary’s Peak” rounds out the set as a somber ode to “not knowing how to love.” Bevelers‘ wonderful haunting world of folk is definitely worth getting lost in.