Graham Jonson, AKA: quickly, quickly has shared “Natural Form,” the final single off his EP Easy Listening,  now available via Ghostly International and streaming services.

On the new track, Jonson offers: “This song was an afterthought at first. I made it while in a rut with music, putting way too much thought into everything I was making. This song was a release from that, a sort of joke at first that quickly turned into what is probably my favorite song on the EP. Short and sweet, with a twist at the end.”

Easy Listening finds Jonson back in his home studio, engrossed in ‘60s psychedelic soul music, imagining some bygone era where it was all about the drum sounds and tape decay. He calls it Easy Listening; the songs are short and inviting, modest yet loaded with ideas. Each started with the drum part, a loose grid for Jonson to paint his idiosyncratic psych-pop across, again playing nearly every instrument.

His home to racks of synthesizers and an array of drum machines, guitars, bongos, xylophones, and the like. One notable addition to the Easy Listening setup was the Teac reel-to-reel tape machine he found on eBay and hooked up to Ableton. “I used it frequently to add color/texture to the project by running individual instruments through and warping the tape with my finger. After I had finished all the songs, I ran the full mix of every song in a row through the tape to add one more layer of low-fidelity weirdness.”

Other highlights on Easy Listening, include softly psychedelic “Falling Apart Without You” is in the vein of Stereolab. It started out as a fictional breakup song but ultimately became a self-fulfilling prophecy. The only cut from the EP that Jonson and his band have played live so far, it’s easy to picture it translating on stage; the lovesick singer flanked by a tight ensemble on keys, bass, and drums. Next, he slows it down for “Photobook,” the first half is an organ-led ballad for self-improvement — “I think I can, think I can…” Jonson trails off into a rhythmic reverie. We end on the wistful, soulful “Natural Form,” featuring The Long And The Short of It collaborator Elliot Cleverdon on strings. “I can’t say goodbye,” are Jonson’s parting words; it’s a sweet outro, some healing for him, and for us as fans, it’s a lovely place to leave quickly, quickly for now.

quickly, quickly 2023 Tour Dates

5/30 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
5/31 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
6/2 – San Francisco, CA @ Popscene – Brick & Mortar
6/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
6/4 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
6/6 – Dallas, TX @ Ruins
6/7 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
6/9 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory)
6/10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
6/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
6/13 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
6/14 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
6/16 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
6/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

supporting Quadeca on all dates

Order Easy Listening music by quickly, quickly HERE