The Bluff by Let's Pet
written and performed by Let's Pet
Billy Baumann - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Daniel Staackmann - guitar, keyboards
Lisa Shelley de Brauw - drums, chimes, vocals
Trevor Shelley de Brauw - bass, synth, vocals
Let's Pet was formed by ex-Teith members Lisa, Billy, and Trevor and augmented by their friend Dan Staackmann. The quartet picked up the melodic threads of Teith and carried them as far as they'd go, focusing more on songwriting and arranging than the paint-peeling layers of noise and chaos that characterized their former outlet. But whereas the sounds were sweet and melancholic, the lyrics had a morbid fixation on death, murder, and suffering.
The album was recorded by Che Arthur in 2012. Despite the lack of release plans or a label, documentation of the songs felt necessary at that moment because Trevor and Lisa were expecting their first child and knew there would be an extended break for the band as they adjusted to their new lives. For a variety of reasons Let's Pet never fully bounced back from that break, but fortunately the recordings remain.
Tracklist
| 1. | Malicious Change Thrower | 5:04 |
| 2. | Tony the Bone Collector | 3:16 |
| 3. | The Rising Tide | 5:17 |
| 4. | His Madness | 4:57 |
| 5. | The Bluff | 4:55 |
| 6. | The End of the World | 2:24 |
| 7. | Verisimilitude | 4:37 |
| 8. | Whistle Test | 7:13 |
Credits
recorded and mixed by Che Arthur in 2012
mastered by Carl Saff in 2018
artwork by Billy Baumann for Delicious Design League
