I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone [LP], Chastity Belt, Vinyl

I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone is Chastity Belt’s third and finest full-length to date. Recorded live in July of 2016, at Jackpot! in Portland, Oregon, it’s a dark and uncommonly beautiful set of mood-driven rock that’s also unabashedly introspective. More personal and more direct than 2015’s marvelous Time to Go Home, this one aims for the heart—from the shimmering insights of “Different Now” to the stunning clarity of “This Time of Night,” this is a serious record but not a serious departure, a tangle of mixed emotions and haunting melody, a brave step forward.