Maple Glider - ‘I Get Into Trouble’
Photo by Bridgette Winten
There are nights where all we do is drive around and listen to the music of Tori Zietsch, aka Maple Glider, and now that the Melbourne native has released her sophomore LP, I Get Into Trouble, it only makes sense that we would do our part and feature a chunk of it here.
“Good Thing” has long been the yardstick by which we measure many indie folk songs that roll through our stack of submissions. After initially hearing it on Spotify’s Infinite Indie Folk, the track has become a quintessential ingredient to our daily listening. We are very delighted to inform you that “Do You,” the opening cut on the new record, shares some of the same intimate vulnerability. It begins with a lone acoustic guitar, delightfully finger-plucked as Zietsch begins her delicate vocal delivery.
Her voice has always had the ability to sound as though it is being performed right next to you, wherever you are, like a melodious companion who sings you all of her secrets. And while we will not delve too deeply into the subject matter, Zietsch has promised a “thematic expansion” of her debut, drawing “parallels between religion and sexuality.” Truly, one could get lost dissecting the lyrics, but once she glides into her upper register for the refrain on this first track, the words do not seem to matter– quite frankly, the lyrics could be in a language that we do not understand, yet we would still hang onto each and every line as though there were a life preserver at the other end.
“FOMO” is a dreamy and ethereal production, with long, drawn out syllables atop a canopy of acoustic guitar and gentle percussion. Some bass helps to populate the arrangement, but the star of the show, again, is Zietsch’s vocal performance. Ear candy comes in the form of some vibey electric guitar and some marvelous moments of vocal harmonies, with midpoint bringing a more steady rhythm. A subdued organ helps to pad the track and this is definitely the kind of tune that will encourage you reach your quota for deep introspection.
And you simply cannot go wrong with “For You And All The Songs We Loved” and its folksy dream-pop affability. With a tender rhythm and an acoustic guitar, this track smoothly takes you by the hand and lovingly walks you through heartbreak. Zietsch, again, deploys her warm and breathy vocal, often reminiscent of both Hope Sandoval and Maggie Rogers, leaving the listener no choice but to believe every last word that she renders.
We pre-ordered I Get Into Trouble as soon as we heard of its existence and we guarantee that it’ll be in constant rotation around here, especially over the coming months. We highly encourage you to press play as soon as you possibly can– this one is going to be tough to beat.
-HD