Frail Talk

Formed in the foothills of Northern Colorado in early 2020, Alex Woodchek and Cor Wright of Frail Talk are creating a blooming universe of squiggly indie music for squiggly people. Like the kind surprise of a backyard garden, their songs spring up from the dirt with folk roots, soft pop colors, and burgeoning lyricism ready to welcome every listener with daydream-love.

Blacktop

Blacktop is the Milwaukee-based writing and recording project of multi-instrumentalist and producer, Austin Wood. Resting gently between the genres of folk, surf rock, and dream pop, blacktop’s sound is adorned with soft-spoken vocals, washed-out guitars and synthesizers, acoustic percussion, and field recordings.

When not working full-time in public health or mixing/producing for other artists, wood writes/records music for blacktop while drawing inspiration from spiritual philosophies of presence, mindfulness, and impermanence. The project incorporates a diy- and analog-based approach to music creation, embracing the creative limitations and hands-on experience of recording to tape. Sonically, blacktop draws from a large pool of influence ranging from ethiopian jazz and latin rhythms of the 1960s-70s to contemporary artists such as florist, loving, alice phoebe lou, and sam evian.

Wood is supported by jordan taylor, jacob olson, and jacob greenberg for live performances. blacktop’s debut album, “gardening is a practice, not an idea”, was released independently in september 2023 with a deluxe re-release through nice guys records in february 2024. blacktop’s latest single, “so blue”, is out now, with the project’s second album slated for june 2025.