Hibou

Amidst an atmosphere of melancholia, Peter Michel has thrown himself into a lifetime’s worth of writing, recording, and touring. At just 17, the Seattle-based musician toured extensively with dream pop outfit Craft Spells, and soon after met critical acclaim with his personal project, Hibou. The sound Michel creates is a landscape filled with swooning, hazy reflections on loss, love, nostalgia, and joy from a 10,000 foot view. It pleads for you to stay in the moment while planting the seed that you will likely lose this memory as it slips into a misty wistfulness. His music is a testament to fixation as a cure for apathy, and the fantasies that emerge from a mind unmoored.

Now based in Paris, France, Michel emerges from a lengthy silence with five compositions that reel us into a glistening whirlwind. Having spent the summer writing the new songs along the Canal de l’Ourcq, Michel took to recording in various apartments, bathrooms, and rehearsal spaces. After an unusually warm autumn of revising and mixing, he comes to us now with a series of lush melodies, textures, and arrangements that comprise his latest EP – Arc.

Written and Produced by Peter Michel
Performed by:
Peter Michel – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Jase Ihler – Drums
Mixed by Brian K. Fisher and Kurt Roy
Mastered by Dan Millice
Cover photography by Hayden Clay Williams