EP 12: Beauts

Jeff Lawton, Darryl Smith, and Palmer Jamieson from Halifax indie band Beauts join Underknown to talk about their upcoming album Marigolds. We dig into the song’s unlikely path from a 2017 demo to a mid-tempo anthem about middle-age in-betweenness: no longer at home in late-night bars, not quite ready for full domesticity. The band opens up about writing slowly, “studio-dork” experimentation, and why trusting each other enough to mute good parts is their superpower. We talk sequencing vinyl sides, letting songs breathe, and how Palmer’s home studio shaped Marigolds. There’s gear talk, a flaming bass amp, and your host successfully guesses what kind of guitar amps are used on a song. If you like nerding out and laughing about it - this episode is for you.