Here’s a short bio lifted from All Music, that was written by Marcy Donelsen:-
Lichen Slow’s sombre atmospheres and ruminations are the creation of members of Arab Strap and Team Leader. The U.K. duo presented their self-produced full-length debut, Rest Lurks, in 2023.
With backgrounds in styles spanning sadcore, instrumental noise, and folktronica, Scotland’s Malcolm Middleton (Arab Strap) and England’s Joel Harries (Team Leader, 72%) formed Lichen Slow in the early 2020s and quickly went to work on their debut album. Shaping acoustic and electronic instrumentation into a reflective indie rock that complemented their calmly disconsolate lyrics, Rest Lurks arrived on the Rock Action label in March 2023. It was produced and mixed by Harries.
It’s an album on which both musicians often address their many bouts with mental health issues, which means it isn’t the cheeriest of albums that I’ve ever bought, but many of the songs are rather lovely in the way they have been produced and recorded.
JC
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