Vermont Folktronica Collective Couchsleepers Share Latest Single “Creature Comforts” From New EP

Despite the fact that Couchsleepers have only been around for less than two years, the Vermont-based band, formed back in 2019 by writer, producer, and neuroscientist Harrison Wood Hsiang, settled into their sound early and made a strong debut with their 2020 full-length Only When It’s Dark. With a rotating cast of musical friends, Hsiang leads the way, shaping bold and inspiring music. After their 2020 tour was cut short to COVID, the band hid away in a renovated farm in rural Vermont to record what would become their forthcoming EP Monsters, which includes their latest single “Creature Comforts”.

A delicate and scattered guitar opens up the song, with a steady synth pulse builds tension before Hsiang’s voice collides with a quick accenting burst of guitars and percussion. Folktronica and post-rock influences give the song its intensity, as Hsiang sings about the hypocrisy of human emotions.

Harrison explains, “When I wrote “Creature Comforts”, I was thinking a lot about the post-relationship double standard around hooking up — if you do it, it’s just to get your mind off things; when your ex does it, it’s betrayal. It’s an ugly, jealous thought and one that’s occupied a lot of space in my mind. I don’t want to be a possessive person. “Creature Comforts” is my way of exploring those concerns.”

The song’s rawness and honest lyricism teeters between calm and explosive, mimicking the waves of uncontrollable emotions while working through a break-up.

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