Gal Pal’s This And Other Gestures is a soundscape for aimless summer nights, as captured by the album cover. The band members met through total chance: living on the same floor of the same dorm (a familiar story to us college radio folk). A bond like that is bound to create a fantastic album, and it did. This project explores experiences in each band member’s life, blended together through lo-fi, dreamy guitar, contrasted with lyrics that allude to life being vast, confusing, and at times abrasive. Throughout this album, Gal Pal explores new soundscapes that transcend genre, yet exude nostalgia with their use of brief interludes. This And Other Gestures is a dreamy summer album, laced with the right amount of existential dread that helps the listener feel less alone.