20. I Missed the Bus Man
This song sounds like a group of friends who know how to find fun in any situation.
I couldn’t find a transcription of the lyrics online, so I did my best.
After adding drummer Will Dowden, bassist Blu Midyett, and trumpet and keyboard player Jude Abare, the duo leaned into a sound that combined Haines’ folk rock and Goldberg’s soundscapes. While some of their songs (like “I Missed the Bus, Man”) descend from the sound of The House on the Hill, others (like “Intro Credits”) are ambient reveries that will appeal to anyone who knows the name Kranky Records.
“I remember when Eli was first teaching us how to play ambient music, basically,” says Haines. “It’s so hard to go as slow as you need to be, to be as patient as it needs to be. And [Eli] had made us sit in silence for 15 minutes and just stare, and he was like, that’s what 15 minutes feels like.”