Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners Blur the Lines Between Pop, IDM and Folk With the Sublimely Lush “Ivy”

RichyMitchAndTheCoalMiners4_sm — Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners, photo courtesy the artists

The chime-y guitar opening “Ivy” by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners sounds like it has to be some sort of keyboard but it’s one of the elements song that renders it more than a nice folk-Americana. The dusky keys and wisps of synth accenting the between spaces of the melody give the song a great sense of physical and emotional space within the context of a composition that also feels warm and intimate. The lushness of tone and the downtempo beat blurs the line between a sort of indie folk with electronic elements and pop IDM for a song that takes you from a sense of the organic and up close to a the tranquilly sublime. Which is an interesting progression given the subject of the song going from initial infatuation to a deeper kind of love and appreciation of another person for who they are completely. The group recently released the aptly titled full length, Subliming on June 20 from which “Ivy” hails and it’s a record that isn’t short on inventively atmospheric pop songs with a sense of something larger than one’s immediate context. Listen below and follow the band and check out the full album at the links provided.