PILLAR POINT - Pillar Point

On Seattle-based PILLAR POINT's self-titled debut album, the moody, melancholy electronica is the work of THROW ME THE STATUE founder Scott Reitherman. Far more intimate than anything he's done previously, Reitherman's personal struggles add lyrical depth to dance floor-ready beats and while the album shows off a never-before-seen gloom, his knack for writing tracks that crystalize emotion and work their way into a listener's guts isn't at all obscured. "Writing darker songs with dance elements helped me to process the confusion and change I was experiencing in my own life because within the confines of a pop song I could control little moments of clarity and redemption," he says. "And for the listener it adds depth to what might otherwise be just dance music." Born out of a two year recording process between Reitherman and producer Charlie Smith that stretched from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and ultimately Seattle, where Reitherman has once again settled, PILLAR POINT marks not only a fresh musical approach, but also a new mindset for writing songs. The songs on "Pillar Point" are certainly those things, but they're also exciting, intricate and impossible to stop listening to. There's a heartbroken quality to them, sure, but one that seems like it might be cured if only we all close our eyes and move our feet until all is forgotten. "...splices M83 and Washed Out with glorious results" - The Line of Best Fit Style: Independent