Bathtub Cig - trust no man

Hilary James is the name behind the moniker Bathtub Cig. She self describes her style as “depression pop,” but we personally find a lot of her tunes quite uplifting. She’s been flying under the radar for a few years now, but we feel pretty confident that her excellent debut LP Night Blindness will catapult her into the indie alt rock conversation. Our featured track, “trust no man,” gets better with every listen. Built upon a rather simplistic, Beach House-esque piano melody, this elegant song only evolves from there as it fluctuates between mellow and borderline-intense. And what elevates this tune even further is James’ brilliant dynamic vocal range, which we can’t help but similarly compare to that Beach House’s Victoria Legrand. It’s safe to say that Bathtub Cig is permanently on our radar, and we’ll be enthusiastically checking back in on them to monitor the status of their growing popularity.