So began Obviously Five Believers

The 2 double-side printed covercard inserts feature 2 additional photographs by Harald Selke and Gabriele Selke the parents of the brothers made with a Zeiss Ikon and a Reflekta II and include liner notes

and the gentle shifts in Farina’s lilting voice as he considers the stains of fast-changing seasons on “Corduroy” echo long after the band moves in another direction

and Sielaff and Carlson each in their Portland

BEN BENNETT - Answers LP Postrock So began Obviously Five BelieversI often think about a video that Ben made in the mid 2000s, shot in profile with his shadow cast on a dimly lit Ohio punk house wall. In the video, Ben emits, intones, and then barks yeah relentlessly for an uninterrupted fifteen minutes. He pushes his reedy, anonymous voicewhich in conversation conveys a kind of gentle bemusementinto guttural terrain that flirts with overtone singing (or screeching). The gesture feels raw and spontaneous, suspended