Adam Andrzejewski, better known as Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, has built a career on transformation. From his early days in Tigers Jaw to his role as a founding member of GothBoiClique, his work has blurred lines between emo, rap, electronic music, and gothic atmospheres. What ties it all together is a distinctive songwriting voice, one that can stretch across genres without losing its sense of intrigue. As he recently said, “I kind of always thought that as long as I have the Wicca Phase Springs Eternal name that I can do whatever I want. The name provides a framework for the lyrics and aesthetics of the project… and as long as I can make something work within that, then the genre doesn’t totally matter.” That belief in freedom has carried him through countless iterations, and it drives his latest reinvention.
Mossy Oak Shadow, his new album, sheds the electronic beats and heavy production of past releases for a folk-rock setting. Working with producer Ben Greenberg and session players, Andrzejewski recorded the songs live, leaning on acoustic guitar, slide guitar, and the looseness of a full band. The album feels like a deliberate pivot, one shaped by Andrzejewski’s lifelong admiration for Bob Dylan, Springsteen, and other American songwriters whose records filled his home growing up.
This is the last kind of album I would have expected from Andrzejewski, almost shocking at first, but Mossy Oak Shadow doesn’t abandon the eclecticism of Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, it proves the project’s core, voice, lyrics, and vision, can carry through any sound he chooses.
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