Skirts sounds like the physical sensation of nostalgia. It is music built from the ground up with wooden instruments, hushed voices, and the intentional hiss of analog tape. Alex Montenegro crafts songs that feel less like studio recordings and more like overheard secrets, where the creak of a chair or the distant sound of birds outside a window are just as important as the guitar melody.
What sets Skirts apart is the marriage of lo-fi bedroom aesthetics with sophisticated, almost orchestral folk arrangements. While many bedroom pop artists rely on synths and drum machines, Montenegro leans into banjos, pianos, and pedal steel, giving the music a timeless, Americana-adjacent quality. The production is deliberately weathered, using tape saturation to make every note feel like it has been sitting in a drawer for twenty years.
Start with the album Great Big Wild Oak. It is a masterclass in atmosphere, perfect for those moments when you want to feel tucked away from the world. It is music for slow mornings, long walks, and the quiet realization that time is moving faster than you thought.
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