Paerish You're in Both Deams (and You're Scared) Vinyl LP 2023

Tracklist:

1. Sequoia
2. Daydreaming
3. Houses Of American Style
4. Still There
5. Amanita
6. The Luck You Had
7. It Only Bothers You
8. Brian Wilfuzz
9. Worry
10. My Every Step

If you've seen David Lynch's classic film Mulholland Dr, you might recognize the title of Paerish's third full-length, You're In Both Dreams (And You're Scared) - It's a line spoken by one of the two men having a conversation in that movie's incongruous diner scene - Paerish vocalist/guitarist Mathias Court was watching the film for maybe the tenth time last year, and, given the insecurity of being a musician during the COVID pandemic, that line stood out to him like never before. Given that Paerish was formed when Court was at film school with bassist Martin Dupraz, it's little surprise that the band--now completed by guitarist Frederic Wah and drummer Loic Fouquet--would use a cinematic reference for its title. The first two records were peppered with them, and many of their songs started with Court fiddling with his guitar while watching something in the hopes that he'd capture the emotion of whatever was onscreen. This time around, the title is the only thing directly inspired by the moving image. Whereas on 2016's Semi Finalists and 2021's Fixed It All, Court would utilize other people's art to draw parallels to how he was feeling, this time it was his own internal wranglings that influenced his songwriting.