Los Angeles based self-auteurs Nicole Rowe and Omar Akrouche chronicle their obsession with suburban liminality and dial-up culture as Worthitpurchase. 

Citing influences like the experimental sensibilities of Broken Social Scene and the pinpoint lyricism of David Berman, the duo’s hand-collaged songs imprint the sentimental glow of ‘90s guitar music directly onto obsolete 12-bit floppy disks, all while sounding like you’re eavesdropping on two close friends.

Worthitpurchase began in 2019 as a candid vehicle for the friends to finish each other’s songs while working as staff engineers at Tiny Telephone Recording in San Francisco. Surrounded by an eclectic array of gear, their first two records took shape during nocturnal sessions driven by curiosity, improvisation, and instinct. That same collaborative, hodgepodge spirit still defines the project, with songs built through a sonic iterative process at the duo’s home studio.

Last fall, the band issued their third LP, a self-titled record that marked a reinvention, reflecting Rowe and Akrouche’s ongoing pursuit of earnestness in today’s hyperreal landscape.

Their newest single is Postcard — a hushed heart-on-sleeve epigram that gently flickers with wispy vocals, twinkling guitars, and a sturdy crackling drum groove.

Postcard is expected May 5th.