On Snack Monster, Philadelphia-based artist Emily Moales sets out to explore a self-described "medieval via 1960s folk troubadour" ethos. A literary concept album pipeline inspired by the writings of twelfth century French author Andreas Capellanus, the record glimmers with the most charming benchmarks of Tascam-recorded, warbly bedroom pop. It's a deliberately stripped down detour compared to previous Star Moles offerings, eschewing synthesizers for a romanticism in the paired down nylon string guitar and vocals . . .
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