Atta Boy’s third studio album Crab Park is a pacifying body of work that feels like a candle in a dark room–a quiet guiding light that evokes a particular sense of serenity. With album art designed by the band’s own Lewis Pullman (drums), the ten track body of work allows the band to thoughtfully reflect on the varied aspects of change–nostalgia, an ever-changing understanding of home, the value of meaningful friendship and the vulnerability that comes with embracing the full, broad spectrum of emotions throughout life’s highs and lows. With imaginative song structures and twirling melodies, Crab Park is a buoyant celebration of the natural cycle of living, dying, dissolving, and reforming, ultimately, perpetually in bloom.

On the latest track ‘Deep Sea Ladder,’ Eden Brolin sings with unbounded honesty, “I know this house is sinking, every shingle out of line / I know this house is broken, you remind me all the time / But this house is mine.” It’s an intimate, pensive tune that sees the narrator take ownership of their flaws and insecurities where they find freedom in their own faults.

The accompanying video, directed and drawn by David Delafuente, uses a method of hand drawn rotoscopy on paper with pencil, depicting sketches that neatly complement the track’s words and instrumentation. Over three weeks, Delafuente animated the video in his New York apartment and adjusted his drawing style overtime to match the intricacies of the track. Providing insight into the process, Delafuente shares, “I wanted to create portraits of “Domestic Intimacy” – images of beds, kitchens, windows, and the figures that inhabit these interior spaces. Throughout the song, there was the illustrative lyric “This House Is Mine..” which for me became the viewpoint. It spoke about ownership over insecurities and doubts.” Delafuente continues, “During production I felt my images were not being honest. I did not see insecurity being portrayed. I changed my drawing style to be more free, less intense and more flawed lines. I really like the small moments in the video where the marks are off – I think that’s the whole point.”

Crab Park:

1. Crab Park
2. Spring Seventeen
3. Blue Moon
4. Steller’s Jay
5. We Ran From Midnight
6. Deep Sea Ladder
7. Alex
8. It Goes Away
9. Boys
10. Twin Flame

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‘Spring Seventeen’ is a smooth, slow tune that captures the parts of nostalgia that are undesired as certain memories begin to fade and change with time. Lead vocalist Eden Brolin softly sings, “Caught in a brief memory / Like a song you get used to / Loosen the grip of reverie / From distractions I’ve been to / I don’t know you like I used to / Already forgetting you” The track explores the idea that memories begin to take on new shapes and spaces in one’s mind when time creates distance from them.

The idea for ‘Spring Seventeen’ began musically a few years ago by guitarist Freddy Reish and after taking a quick liking to it, Brolin added lyrics during a visit to the laundromat. “There’s a really specific memory from high school that just worms its way into my head every once in a while, and I guess started to think about how those images and understanding of events start to shift,” says Brolin. “It doesn’t feel so long ago but the substance of the memory has been sifted like 800 times, so it inevitably feels like a game of telephone that just keeps coming back around to you.”

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‘Boys,’ the band’s first release of 2022, was born from a vulnerable conversation between the bandmates that proved to lay the foundation for their writing and recording process. Taking turns sharing their goals, passions, hopes and fears, the track ultimately embodies the group’s deep-rooted, longtime friendship and serves as a reminder that amidst chaos and uncertainty, they have each other.

Speaking to the track’s instrumentals, Reish explains, “The guitar part for ‘Boys’ was written in fall of 2021 and was one of many voice memos I’ve sent to the band. I had been messing around with a lot of open tunings and this riff really resonated with the band.” As for the track’s subject matter, Reish continues, “It’s truly a snapshot of our friendships with each other and our commitment to growing up together as a band and friends. All of us traversing new milestones and hurdles knowing that in the end we always have each other to lean on.”

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