“Isolation, introspection and water metaphors defined Porches’ second album, 2016’s ‘Pool’. On first listen to his third record, it might seem that the past two years have changed the newly bleach-blonde, earringed man behind Porches more than they have the music. But listen more closely, and you realise that New York’s Aaron Maine has noticeably sharpened the vision of his synthpop solo project. ”
“The last half-a-decade has seen Porches undergo a significant refurbishment from the intimate slacker rock of 2013’s ‘Slow Dance’. The shy, introspective, corner-of-the-room jams – gurning to their own desperation – were punched to one side with ‘Pool’. Now back with their second release on Domino in as many years, ‘The House’ sees Aaron Maine and friends plunge further into their glamorous reviva”
“Maine's ability to draw out peculiar emotions and thoughtfully pairing them with euphoric sounds in a deliberate way makes The House a natural and more than satisfying sequel to Pool. ”
“Porches’ invite to The House is only semi-persuasive”
“The New York-based songwriter Aaron Maine stays in the lane of writing delicate, evocative songs with homespun beats, but he never quite locks into the kind of groove that made his last record Pool so satisfying.”
