After concluding his work with Northeast DIY institution Ovlov, Connecticut native Steve Harlett started a new solo project, Stove, and now he’s preparing to release his debut album Is Stupider, on Exploding in Sound. Recorded in rural Vermont and produced by Flagland’s Nick Dooley and Dan Francia, Is Stupider’s rough touch of weighty guitar riffing is complemented by the lightness of Hartlett’s candid depictions of charming cynicism offered by his vocals and lyrics. The biting angst of Ovlov takes on a new form on this track, which finds Harlett drawing on Pavement’s distraught, choked-out guitar fuzz of and the raw and honest lyricism of Tony Molina’s similarly named Ovens.
Is Stupider is out November 20 on Exploding in Sound. Listen to “Wet Food” below.
Stove tour dates:
October 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades (EIS CMJ Showcase)
October 18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium w/ Baked, Flagland & Wicked Kind
October 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Everybody Hits w/ Blessed State, Left
November 07 – Portland, ME @ Brown Haus *
November 08 – Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House *
November 09 – Montreal, QC @ Quai des Brunes *
November 10 – Ottawa, ON @ House of Targ *
November 11 – Toronto, ON @ The Silver Dollar *
November 12 – Wyandotte, MI @ The Rockery *
November 13 – Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen *
November 15 – Milwaukee, WI *
November 16 – Champagne, IL *
November 17 – Dayton, OH @ Blind Bob’s *
November 18 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *
November 19 – Cleveland, OH @ Mulhall’s *
November 20 – Philadelphia, PA *
November 21 – Doylestown, PA @ Siren Records *
November 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn w/ Bueno & Infinity Girl *
November 23 – New Haven, CT *
November 24 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East (upstairs) w/ Rick Maguire (Pile)
* w/ Dirty Dishes
