Биография

The band’s debut LP, 2017's The Acchin Book, possessed a unique quality from auxiliary instruments and recording techniques, feathered paper dragged across paintings, field recordings in the woods at night, accordion, string arrangements and bowed guitars all contributing to the various moods and textures of the record. Pine Barons’ follow up, 2020’s Mirage on the Meadow, released during the throes of the pandemic, was a more insular effort, as all songs were written and produced by frontperson & multi-instrumentalist, KC Abrams. The LP has been described as a "psychedelic amalgamation of graveyard shifting indie rock – full of the dread we all experience while retaining a cautious optimism that propels its rich, colorful sound towards a brighter future." During the mixing process, Abrams stumbled upon the music of cult favorite Japanese band, Fishmans and fell in love with their peerless sound. Unable to speak the language himself, Abrams set out to discover the meaning of the words and with the help of a Japanese-speaking friend came up with lyrical English interpretations of the late Shinji Sato’s words. After Sato’s copyright successor passed along their blessing to move forward, I LOVE FISH was officially born. Abrams recalls hearing Sato’s voice for the first time, noticing that “without even knowing what the lyrics were, I felt such a strong connection to the voice that sang them. It confirms to me the genuine beauty of that voice and how universal music truly is."