Dan Koshute - Intravolve (2023)

You won’t expect it when you hear it, but singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Dan Koshute recorded his new DIY indie-rock album Intravolve in a hidden studio in the back of a yoga studio in his hometown of Pittsburgh. He sings of hard-won personal truths and their contradictions derived from experiences of introspection and outlook, loss and lossless-ness and big time individuality. That still fits with yoga-like practices, but the intense, raw and direct way in which the eight original songs are delivered transcends that. Koshute again didn’t half-ass it: he plays every instrument on the record and it’s his distinctive multi-octave vocals that attract attention and convey a sense of urgency. Standout track For Reasons hits me the hardest, but the other tunes also evoke the opposite effect of what yoga would do, and most times that’s not a bad thing at all.