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Having first cropped up on these very pages almost a year ago to the day, Colorado’s Frugal Father aka Mac Welch is back, with a debut EP expected later this year. Lead single Threat To Narrative is another odd-pop masterpiece, fusing the sort of lo-fi aesthetic beloved of Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, with the broader, more expansive sound of LCD Soundsystem. Slightly introvert, and tongue in cheek at times: “but you bought all of my love / on a $10 card minimum”, it’s a unique, and thrilling sound, that Welch really makes his own.