Having established a totally unique indie pop style on her 2019 debut, Pot, Horisaki explores its various affordances and loose threads on Scoppi from 2024. The cassette edition of this one found its way onto year-end lists from All Night Flight and Paradise of Replica last year—more than enough to catch my eye.
There’s a sense of both sure-footedness and open-endedness to Scoppi, the work of an artist who knows who she is but can still surprise & delight herself. Sincere indie pop gems trade places with wonky instrumentals like “New Shoes” and “Tissue,” which have the playful charm of experimental architecture. Just as often, the two threads intertwine, the stop-motion guitar figures of “Collecting Stamps,” “New Name,” and “Chitten” dancing in perfect complement to Horisaki’s playful, singsong melodies.
Like a perfect day, Scoppi is mostly solitary with a few well-timed visits from likeminded friends, lending synthesizer, bass, drums, and backing vocals to the delightful patchwork. Love.
