With People is disarmingly honest and playful, allowing for impactful memories to take on a life of their own in song. Later, they let us in on a fractured long-term relationship, bullies from his childhood, and the passing of his beloved dog. What seems like a subtly psychedelic fever dream is actually Fleming's horrific-yet humorous-reality. Built on top of operatic layers of folk-rock that recall acoustic takes on Marc Bolan or Queen, these 10 tracks pull characters and scenes from Fleming's past with both color and tenderness.Īt its most extravagant, With People relies on spacey synth arrangements and seductive Western guitars to conjure a mysterious girl from Fleming's middle school days and a house party that erupts in flames on 'Corrina From Colina.' 'Corrina can't you see / The unfortunate evening show,' Fleming sings in a luscious croon. For musician Shaun Fleming, who releases music as Diane Coffee, that time for introspection resulted in their fourth album With People being their most personal yet. For many, the pandemic enforced personal reflection unable to retreat outside, an excavation of the past was often a therapeutic way to pass the time.
