Sick Day is a hard working band and they also happen to be fronted by a thoughtful and introspective songwriter who isn’t afraid of being brutally honest with herself, or with you. Olivia Wallace is a visual artist and songwriter who has been active in Chicago for long enough to know how it feels to work.
“Replicant Heart” is the second track on the EP, a beautifully dark and brooding song, eerie and contemplative at times, but also full of life. Pulse and Kinsella trade vocals, hers clear and prescient and his slightly fuzzed out and distant. The song has a narrative structure of its own, mirroring the five act dramatic structure of the rest of the EP.
"Deep End Dive" is the first single from the Cincinnati based singer-songwriter, with a charismatic summertime video as well. This single is a precursor to her upcoming debut full length Goose, produced by Sima Cunningham. She sounds resigned, but there is a dark thrill in her voice, she's quietly excited for what's coming next.
Originally released in 2018, the record was apparently slept on until Double Double Whammy re-released it with new studio recordings by the band, but also included the demos that comprised the first record. Songwriter and bandleader Peter Gill originally recorded all the instruments on it, but the re-release features full band arrangements.
The music speaks for itself, and on Site Out Of Mind, the music says a lot. The band itself calls it “garage-soul,” and that's definitely a nice way of tying it together, but the palette of sounds on their new record reaches far beyond garage and far beyond soul, where 70s style psychedelia fuses with the guitar tones of 60s garage.
