Seattle-based musician Peter Michel is the creative fuel powering Hibou, a bedroom-pop project that he started after extensive tours as a live member of Craft Spells. This hometown date kicks off a short tour celebrating the release of Hibou’s third LP and Barsuk Records outing, Halve, a blend of shimmery ethereal pop and dreamy new-wave-influenced dance tunes built on sticky layered melodies, with Michel’s whispery sweet vocals floating over top. According to press materials, his wistful, swooning record addresses “the dichotomies confronting every young adult in the 21st century: the division between childhood and adulthood, self and society, authenticity and superficiality.” by Leilani Polk