Pitchfork

Tu Fawning brings together a pair of Portlanders and previous collaborators (plus a couple friends): singer/songwriter Corrina Repp and 31Knots guitarist Joe Haege. Their recently issued, limited edition debut EP, however, eschews both the math-y stylings of Haege's combo and the spare folk of Repp's records for Hush and Mark Kozelek's Caldo Verde label in favor a slightly more arty, theatrical, and fleshed out sound-- in the ballpark of St. Vincent and Bat for Lashes, perhaps.

This particular track chugs along without really going anywhere, saddled some by a sonic tactic many close followers of the indie rock will likely consider played out by now: the dread handclap. Luckily "Out Like Bats" is salvaged by a well-employed loping guitar rhythm, flashes of piano, and some quavering backing vocals that just might get under your skin a little bit.

MP3:> Tu Fawning: "Out Like Bats"
[from Secession EP; out now on Polyvinyl]