Although both the band name Fulmarine Petrels and the track title “Absolute Social Deixis” are phrases that could be easily misconstrued as show-offy Vampire Weekend lyrics, these Scranton, Pennsylvania indie-rockers are anything but pretentious with their music. Laid-back and chillaxed throughout the 5 minute song, “Absolute Social Deixis” is best listened to while soaking up the sun on a lounge chair with two Piña Coladas within arms reach.
No doubt, the best part of the track for me is the charmingly relatable lyrics about a party that I’m sure everyone in the world has attended at least once. I mean, who hasn’t found themselves “after midnight in a stranger’s house there is / talk of water being rationed out and the / smell of drugs in the next room / next room” or had “tunnel vision on the steps outside”? No one, that’s who.
Although the song’s not entirely perfect (for one, the mid-section instrumental drags on a bit too long) and their album is a bit hit or miss at times, Fulmarine Petrels still provides enough singles throughout their freely downloadable album to at least get you pumped about their pair of upcoming EPs. You can check out “Absolute Social Deixis” as well as my other favorite from Yes No Minutes Seconds, the danceable “French Amplifier” below:
Fulmarine Petrels // Absolute Social Deixis