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Emotional is a lo-fi indie pop project from Californian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Wakefield. A staple of the San Francisco underground scene, Wakefield has played with a number of bands, but is best known for playing bass in dream pop quartet
Melted Toys. He began rolling out D.I.Y. bedroom pop under the name
Emotional with the cassette Feeling in 2012. A number of additional small experimental releases including 2013's Demons and 2014's Animal World arrived via outlets like Burger Records, Gnar Tapes, and other specialty indies. His first release to receive a wider exposure was 2016's
Ahh...The Name Is Emotional, Baby!, a full-length collection with a higher production value that blended jangle and dream pop with more experimental textures. ~ Timothy Monger