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Evoking a mellow high on a warm Sunday afternoon, where everything is magnified and glows in Technicolor, the debut album from Springtime Carnivore is a dreamy work of ebullient pop and looming psychedelia. Springtime Carnivore is the nom de tune of Greta Morgan. Produced by Morgan and sonic wizard Richard Swift (The Black Keys, The Shins, Foxygen) the album crackles with warmth, employing faded strings, blown-out drums, fuzzy guitars, and pawnshop keyboards to adorn widescreen vocals. Due out November 4th from Aquarium Drunkard s Autumn Tone Records, the album builds on a foundation of classic folk and pop songwriting, synthesizing those roots with production that turns and careens unexpectedly, shooting her melodic songs in varied light and from surprising angles: Name on a Matchbook merges off kilter grooves to a strident glide; Sun Went Black charges marries fuzzy power pop to wistful longing; Other Side of the Boundary is an aching psychedelic ballad, at once intimate but also cosmically faraway. Springtime Carnivore makes songs that sound familiar but skewed. Already a music veteran, Springtime Carnivore recently completed a tour supporting legendary soft psych band The Zombies, with whom she shares a distinct melodic touch. The songs on the album utilize classic approaches, but are distinctly modern. There s an index card tacked to the wall of Morgan s rehearsal space. It reads no cheap tricks, and its command is heeded on Springtime Carnivore s 14 heavenly songs.