Hey Marseilles

Hey Marseilles fittingly refers to their seven-person outfit as "folkestra," featuring a trumpet, accordion, viola, the occasional series of hand claps, and so on and so forth. Despite their bulky roster, their full-length debut To Travels and Trunks is a most graceful journal of passages far and hearts longing, letters written in cursive over long drives and sea rides.

As its title suggests, the album is in many ways a reflection on place, both physically and on a personal level, hitting tones both ruminative and romantic. One the one hand are nods to "water towers and midwest towns" ("Cannonballs") and the rambunctious romp of "Rio," but songs also ponder "halos and hubris" ("You Will Do For Now"), rebellion and complacence, and all the weight of closing doors to explore others. Ultimately, the question goes far beyond "Where?" and into whether you're willing to "leave your love, your life to see the world go by" ("From A Terrace").