Who's responsible for Slow Hollows' remarkable sonic shift, some of which was previewed in singles dating back to last year? At least some of the inspiration goes to go to three modern visionaries Anderson had the crazy fortune to work with and learn from in his come-up.
, on which Anderson introduces a new last name, a new band lineup and a genre-defiant sound that segues from neo-soul to acoustic guitar-and-piano reflections to expansive, horn-tinged electronics, all in a compact 38 minutes.
"They're songs that I always wanted to make, and really have been making just for myself," he says. "I would put out that kind of thing under the name Teeks for a long time, just as like, solo music. A lot of that was just like me and a drum machine and GarageBand, and I always felt like it was stupid. It just didn't feel like it was right, or that it could be anything more than what it was.
Back on the Slow Hollows front, things were less fulfilling. Even as he appeared on Tyler's next album, Austin was looking to take his band in different directions, and Nick and Dylan became an increasingly hard fit. "It was really messy," he admits. "But Nick was like a punk drummer, and you hear him on, we didn't record to a click [track], and he's like thrashing the whole time. And I think that's his real passion.
Not a bad creative process, if you can swing it. And Austin is well aware he's in a rare position to be able to call on such talented friends. "It's really, really nice to know that it's there," he admits. "And I don't want to ever take any of it for granted. And I also want to make sure that something feels genuine. I mean I wouldn't ever want to just take a song from Brockhampton to Tyler just for the sake of it. It just happened naturally.
From the jump, names, titles and what's behind them have bedeviled Austin. Slow Hollows as a name came about because the project's original name, Hollows, was being used by "about five other bands," the singer says. He no longer uses Teeks for solo projects because "some fool in New Zealand" started using it and won't give it up. The album title– the fear of not being good enough – was itself a tell about its creator, who can often be his own toughest critic.
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