Erring by $quib

For fans of Jane Remover, Jockstrap, Duster, hyperpop, and the anxiety of digital overstimulation, Erring by $quib addresses our fragmentary identities and misdirected desire through a maximalist indietronica sound. Beats inspired by lo-fi online hip hop alongside prominent slowcore guitars and abstract post-vaporwave samples invite a constant stream of chaos despite their generally subdued atmosphere. This emotional compression maintains the squeaky clean promises of early internet aesthetics, an assertion to remain calm made all the more jarring with this record’s signature personal vocal delivery. These vocals combine forces with the overall maximalist chaos to show the cracks in the facade of digital life, airing out anxious one-liners which frequently shift and blur as our attention spans narrow and our thoughts scatter. Something inside us cries out for recognition in the world, only to be met with an algorithm intent on shattering our humanity in all ways possible.