Horsegirl's second album, "Phonetics On and On," navigates themes of distance and change as its members transition from high school to college. The album features a blend of cryptic lyrics, often resembling a redacted diary, revealing stories of unconventional characters while still addressing universal themes like awkward crushes and the trials of adulthood. With the addition of non-lexical vocables, the music deconstructs language, reflecting the artists' backgrounds in linguistics and their ongoing exploration of self-expression through sound and word play in a new setting.
Phonetics On and On is a home-away-from-home album, capturing all the freedom, uncertainty, and change that comes with the replanting of a flag.
Through those blacked-out passages emerge peculiar characters, like a welder righting a pipe or a shepherd driving a flower truck because it smells nice.
Consider their constant use of non-lexical vocables like "do" and "fa la la"; they are not just harmonic fillers, but an intentional deconstruction of language.
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