Matthew Squires and his band The Learning Disorders have been quietly churning out an impressive number of videos for their odd yet charming, quirky folk-pop songs. Squires has the ability to write songs that come across as completely sincere, and when held up next to most bands in Austin’s current scene, are markedly and bravely divergent. While earlier tracks have evoked heart-on-sleeve DIY acts like Paul Baribeau, Jason Anderson, or Kimya Dawson, Squires’ newest video and song, “The Turnings of the Earth (and Other Observations)” employs Talking Heads-esque synths as it sprawls out ambitiously over five minutes. I like the band more with each new song they release. Watch “The Turnings of the Earth (and Other Observations)” above.
