Andy Boay, who plays The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on Feb. 9, 2024. Credit: Photo via andyboay/Bandcamp

On a live album recorded last summer in Montreal, Andy Boay weaves together 27 minutes of devotional, stripped-back pop that channels a little Blake Mills and a some George Harrison with just a scratch of lo-fi that would fit right into the out-of-the-box sounds of indie-rock collectives like The Elephant 6.

It’s all just a bit quieter than the psych-rock Boay (real name Andy White) and his brother Edwin make with their Orlando-based project Tonstartssbandht, and he headlines this busy lineup that has everything from the sweet Midwestern folk of Dandelion Lakewood to experimental sounds (Abilene, aka Gooder), ambient production (Justin Depth) and the all-over-the-place output of St. Pete’s Piper Harrow.

There’s no cover to see Andy Boay play The Bends in St. Petersburg on Friday, Feb. 9.

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This article appears in Feb 1-7, 2024.