Punk Rock Theory

Petracovich is a starry-eyed, laconic project whose 10-track, 30-minute musical adventure is perfect music to accompany a bedtime story. Incorporating dream pop devices into a folk rock fold, tracks like "Driving Home" sound like Jewel being intercepted by Mazzy Star, while the ambient melody of "Rosebud" could pass for a Carpenters track interpreted by Portishead. Loungy, jazzy, yet very trip-hoppy, Petracovich's female-fronted whispered vocalizations could quiet the most colicky of children, while dually soothing the savage beast in the parental figure. If you're having a rough day and would like to chill out, BLUE COTTON SKIN is an album to make a cup of hot tea and run the bath water to.

Mike SOS