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Willoughby is the brainchild of touring musician and producer Gus Seyffert. This debut release is a groovy, low-key exploration of heartache and self. I Know What You’re Up To starts off with the overly pokey “Intentions,” and stumbles through the next five tracks at a snails pace. An amp-buzz-driven cover of John Lennon’s “I’m Losing You” is by far the high point of the album; after that it just meanders to the finish line. Seyffert’s clever prose does not go unnoticed, and a formula of standard love songs and waltzes makes this recording easy to relate to. Other tasty tracks include an homage to harmony called “You Don’t Love” and the choir-like “Uzzel.” A rainy day coupled with some cheap red wine might show this album a whole new light, but the depressing melodies are hard to get past – Jack Gregory