Waiting to Spill by Backseat Lovers

Waiting to Spill, out on Capitol on October 28, 2022, is the Backseat Lovers' first album for a major label, a long way from the Provo, Utah, open-mic line where singer and guitarist Joshua Harmon met guitarist Jonas Swanson in 2017. Drummer Juice Welch made it a band, KJ Ward now holds down the bass, and in June 2018 they won a battle of the bands at Provo's Velour and put out the Elevator Days EP that same month. Their first album, When We Were Friends, followed in January 2019, and its "Kilby Girl" caught on with streaming listeners and alternative radio alike.

This one feels bigger and more patient: guitars that wind and unspool, songs that simmer a long time before they boil, and Harmon's voice cracking wide open when the tension finally breaks. "Growing/Dying" is the song that carried it onto the countdowns.

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