Hard II Impersonate [LP]

Johnstonsons - Hard II Impersonate [LP]

Detroit duo Johnstonsons - John River and Stonny Moon, lifelong friends operating under a band name that reads like a Lynchian fake ID - have spent three years figuring out which version of themselves they actually wanted to make a record as. The name sounds more like a CB handle or a landscaping company than a synth-pop band, which is exactly what lets the actual record sneak up on you. Their debut LP for à La Carte Records, Hard II Impersonate, makes the gap between expectation and execution part of the appeal.