return to the fountain of olives

by Portabella

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	1.	angelic super slide 03:44
	2.	the wrong way 02:36
	3.	captain morning cloud 01:56
	4.	new born swine 02:15
	5.	the dreamer laughed 02:43
	6.	flower/devour 02:05
	7.	champagne girl 01:35
	8.	nothing left 03:04
	9.	valley of imploding cups 02:33
	10.	window 02:27
	11.	dancing moon eggs 03:05
	12.	insufferable glow boy 02:41
	13.	earthworm parachute 03:09
	14.	avoid 03:38

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Trickles of icy synths, psychedelic bridges, acoustic pieces, and the familiar fist-pounding / guitar-wrecking numbers that keep you wanting more. The experimental rock & lo-fi psychedelia of Portabella’s “Return To The Fountain Of Olives” somehow manages to fully explore the Dinosaur Jr / Sebadoh universe (Mascis/Barlow/Gaffney) but covers it with Butthole Surfers-meets-Alice Donut intense weirdness.

Spartanburg, SC’s Jason & Will “return” on this follow-up to their 2020 self-titled album. Portabella takes on a more cohesive sound: songs have more defined parts, we get glimpses of soft acoustics “Dancing Moon Eggs”, slow spacers “Valley Of Imploding Cups”, GBV-anthems “The Wrong Way”, & guitar freakouts “New Born Swine”. Everything Portabella really just feels like a lost Amphetamine Reptile release: weird & heavy when it can / rocking-out when it needs to be.

Grab a cassette at Paisley Shirt Records. paisleyshirtrecords.bandcamp.com/album/return-to-the-fountain-of-olives

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released April 4, 2021

released February 26, 2021

Jason - Vocals/guitars/drums/synth
Will - bass/synth/keys

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Portabella Spartanburg, South Carolina

Lo-fi alternative rock from Spartanburg, SC. Portabella is Jason High.

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