Биография

Wandering Years originated as the recording project of Brooklyn songwriter Gene Stroman. After making a string of home-recorded EPs, most recently the intimate, emo-tinged folk release WANDERING YEARS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (2022), Stroman recruited friends to bring the Wandering Years sonic palette to the stage. MOUNTAIN LAUGHED (out 8/25 via Candlepin Records) is the debut full-length studio recording from this “plugged-in” edition of Wandering Years. Channeling the melodic and melancholic sounds of early indie rock groups like Red House Painters, Low, and Songs: Ohia, the album is a tender meditation on the seemingly relentless river of time experienced in the city. While previous releases from Wandering Years have often been hushed and intimate, Mountain Laughed is expansive, catchy and direct. The addition of two guitars and a rhythm section provides a new and exciting dimension to Stroman’s introspective, diaristic lyricism. Recorded in late 2022 into early 2023, the album was engineered by Kevin Copeland (Lightning Bug, The Big Net) at Science Is Magic studios and mixed/mastered by Bradford Krieger of Big Nice Studio (Friendship, Horse Jumper of Love).