Timeworm’s Debut Album Deserves a Spot on Your Summer Playlists

Release Date: May 20

Timeworm's Debut Album Cover - Interplanetary Flamingo Park Reunion

Spokane-based band Timeworm is riding high on the release of their debut album, Interplanetary Flamingo Park Reunion, and it’s one you’ll want in rotation all summer.

The band describes their sound as “a confluence of musical space-time where indie rock, funk, pop, and psychedelia meet.” That blend comes through clearly across the album’s 11 tracks, showcasing impactful lyrics and rich instrumentation.

Timeworm is composed of

J.I. Gassen (vocalist, drummer, and producer), Indy Heyer (lead guitarist),

John Wayne Williams (bassist), and Drew Brereton (guitarist/keyboard). While Timeworm has built a local following through their live shows across venues in Spokane, Interplanetary Flamingo Park Reunion marks a significant next step - a debut that’s cohesive, confident, and full of life.

The First Spin

From the opening moments, the album feels both grounded and cosmic. True to the “interplanetary” in its title, the sound takes you somewhere new & otherworldly, while still feeling connected to the world we live in now.

The production is punchy and immersive, and gives range to meet many different moods and feelings throughout. Some tracks lean into the instrumentals, highlighting each of the members strengths and talents, while some tracks reel you in with their reflective lyrics. Timeworm leans into experimentation, but never at the expense of the song.

Track Highlights

Ponderosa - Both lyrically and sound wise, this single feels true to the essence of the Northwest. A song built for road trip montages and hikes through the mountains.

Don’t Be - Starts with a subtle beat, then opens into layered guitar melodies and bursts of colorful sound, and unexpected turns throughout. This is a track that strengthens the cosmic and interplanetary themes of the album, and builds on the genre fluidity of their work.

Pilot Fish - Feels like a slow end of a long summer - almost bittersweet. The stripped-back production draws focus to the lyrics:

On and on and on we drift / I guess I’ll have to be your pilot fish / Together ‘til the sun / Sets on our horizon.

Away From Each Other - A closer that just makes sense: loose, collaborative, and full of energy. It captures the band’s chemistry and would no doubt be immersive in a live show, a fitting end (or beginning) to a set.

Each song shows a different side of the band’s range, but all share a clear sense of craft and connection with one another.

A Story in Many Parts

The album mixes a variety of analog textures with exciting and fresh highlights. Gassen’s drums are sharp and intimate, while Heyer’s guitar shifts fluidly across the musical journey the album takes you on. Every element feels intentional and the result feels alive and breathing.

Fans of Peach Pit, Richy Mitch and The Coal Miners, Flipturn, and similar artists will feel at home here. It’s music perfect for late summer nights downtown, flowing creative energy on and off stage, and embracing your roots in the PNW.

Final Thoughts

Interplanetary Flamingo Park Reunion is a debut that’s weird in all the right ways: Playful but purposeful, familiar but fresh. It's comfortable, but brings something new to the table and will leave you wanting more of Timeworm's sound. Both to hear live and to follow along with where they might be headed next in their music. It truly takes you on a worthwhile journey, and is a refreshing sound to break into the summer with.

Timeworm is building something real in the Inland Northwest, and this record lives and breathes as proof they’re just getting started.

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