Waverly Drive Releases “Mind Play”
"Mind Paly" is one of the tracks of Waverly Drive's second EP ‘Now I Know,’ released July 28th, 2023.
The 2nd EP ‘Now I Know’ (out July 28th) is a matured midtempo follow-up to the carefree uptempo nature of the 1st EP. e tracks weave in and out while exploring the themes of love, trust, loss, society, class systems, and questioning what we call the reality of every day life through the lens of escapism and surrealism.
Waverly Drive is the solo project of Phil Galloni, a studio engineer/producer and multi-instrumentalist. e Chicago native who has been running Voltiv Sound (Los Angeles, est. 2015) turned downtime into the debut EP ‘Living in a Fantasy’ (released Nov. 2022). e music evokes some of the musician’s influences in the indie rock, new wave, indie pop, and electro pop realms, and is perfect for a drive up the cost, daydreaming, and learning to escape the absurdities of life.
Phil has been written up for his work in publications including e Line of Best Fit, e 405, Clash Magazine, Post Punk, Good Music Radar, Havoc Underground, We Write About Music, and more for his work as a solo musician and producer/engineer for others. During his time as sole proprietor at Voltiv Sound, Phil has worked with countless musicians/bands, including: Magic Wands, Monica Martin, Cassidy Place, Family Company, DPR Cream, D’Arcy, Joe Sumner, Hey Boy, and many others.
Several studio musicians contributed to the EP, including Chris Valentine (Magic Wands), Melissa Dougherty (Miguel, Mayer Hawthorne, Grace VanderWaal), Halley Feaster (Dropkick Murphys, Stu Hamm), Christiaan Dageforde (Chebaka, Allá), Jess Hoover (Stefan Ponce, KO AKA Koala), Alex Kyhn (Macy Gray, Family Company), Russ Mitkowski (French Montana, e Weeknd) and Cameron Ljungkull. Songs written/recorded/mixed by Phil Galloni. Mastered by John Greenham (Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Angelè)