“This lifestyle’s totally worth it,” Stansbury croaks. Princess Reason’s unengineered approach suits the mood on “Drag + Blur.” Heavy-lidded and unenthused, the song shoots side-eye at a segment of Stansbury’s generation. After working a day job, Stansbury says, “We get to go home, escape… we get together infrequently, but all just kind of gel.” All three band members played equal roles in writing the music, a process that was as cathartic as it was productive. On the “Your Divorce” 7-inch - recorded and mixed by Chester Gwadza - Mike Allison joins Stansbury and Spaner to round out this iteration of Princess Reason. area where, while working as a paralegal by day, he reconnected with an old friend who’s now his bandmate, Morgan Spaner. ![]() That misadventure may have been what Stansbury needed. “I didn’t think I’d have one, but I did.” was… kind of my misadventure,” says Stansbury. While on the West Coast he dabbled with some solo recordings under the Princess Reason name. as strong influences on the “Your Divorce” 7-inch (and adds that some circa-2000 hip-hop, including Missy Elliott and Juvenile, may have helped him form his musical identity, too).Īfter finishing college at the University of Maryland, College Park, Stansbury - a native of the Baltimore region - moved to Los Angeles. The band’s 24-year-old principle, Jack Stansbury, cites Silkworm and Stephen Malkmus and Co. With opening chords that immediately conjure Weezer, the track floats into vocals that could have come straight from a Coconut Records demo. ![]() “Drag + Blur,” the B-side on the Baltimore band’s forthcoming 7-inch, is a wry and catchy slice of indie rock laced generously with Pavement. ![]() If you know ‘90s rock, you’ll know where the latest song from Princess Reason comes from.
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