Drowsy is one Mauri H, a 19 year old singer/songwriter from Finland who writes, sequences, arranges and plays everything himself. Another ltd. 7" release that was originally sent to us as a demo, 'Harmless' is Drowsy's debut single, and provides a neat introduction to his gently skewed take on pop. Taking an immediate, lo-fi approach, at times reminiscent of the raw simplicity of The Pastels, at others leaning towards the stark reverberation of Galaxie 500, the three tracks here occupy their own separate space yet are inextricably linked; Drowsy's general demeanour falls somewhere between the melancholic vision of Smog and the post-psychedelic haze inhabited by the likes of Syd Barrett, Alex Chilton or Robert Wyatt.

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