Tag: Abuzz in the Abyss

In October of 2013, 17-year old Sarah Isabella DiMuzio walked into Fluff and Gravy Studios, armed with an acoustic guitar, a banjolele, and a wistful voice that was impossible to ignore. She was there to record tracks for her first independent EP called Small Infinity, released under her stage moniker, Whim. John Shepski and Juniana Lanning of Fluff and Gravy Records were there, and it’s a day they won’t soon forget. they immediately realized that they were witnessing an extraordinary artist. The songwriting was mature beyond her years, the hooks were unshakeable, and Sarah’s voice was singular. She was soon writing music for film and TV, moving to Galway, and then to New York.

Fastforward to 2018, and Sarah had moved back to Portland. When she approached Fluff and Gravy Studios about recording another record, John and Juniana jumped at the chance, and eventually became her backing band for the recording. We are proud to say that on April 24, 2020, Fluff and Gravy Records will be releasing Whim’s Abuzz in the Abyss.  It’s an album of impossibly catchy indie-pop gems, shoulder bopping singalongs, and tender ballads.

Today marks the release of the first single. “Somebody Else’s Tongue” is a raw pop-rock track about a devastating moment of realization, set to a driving beat, crunchy guitars, and jangly percussion. It will draw you in from the opening guitar riff, and by the time it gets to the chorus you’ll be singing along before you even realize what it is you’re singing…

“Feels like I’ve swallowed a tongue, But not mine, Somebody else’s tongue, Maybe the wrong one”

 

Abuzz in the Abyss is available for pre-order at Fluff and Gravy Records and Bandcamp in Limited Edition Clear or Marble Yellow vinyl, Black vinyl, and digitally. You can also check it out at your favorite online streaming site.

 

 

Whim will be releasing a new record in early Summer of 2019 with Fluff and Gravy Records, but we just couldn’t wait to get the lead single out to you. “Mouths”is first and foremost a callout song— a song Sarah wrote to call herself out for taking the silent observer position in too many situations where being vocal is imperative. In the days of social media where fake news and political opinions abound, it’s easy to feel like you simultaneously have a voice, and that it’s impossible for you to ever be heard over the clamoring masses. It becomes an existential pitfall when you either say nothing, or you say something and it turns out to be ignored.

The parallels to our current social and political climate were too great to ignore, and although we have not yet even finished recording the LP, we felt like this track needed to be public sooner rather than later. Paste Magazine premiered the track here as their Daily Dose and we will be officially releasing the track digitally on November 2, 4 days before the mid-term elections.

Give it a listen, and spread the word. “We are the people who SHOUT!”