"After nine years on and off in multiple Bay Area-based bands and eleven years of being best friends, Dizzy Spells crystallized around the members' pop sensibilities, indie quirkiness, and love of found sounds. Taking inspiration from their favorite artists across all genres (Glass Animals, Still Woozy, and Dirty Projectors come to mind), Most of all though, collaboration is key for them amidst a world of uncertainties. 'It's a little self-explanatory, but A Fearful Leap Into the Dark means that you're taking the plunge into the unknown and you're not necessarily eager or courageous about it,' Deskins says. 'Now that we're thinking about it, maybe it was a form of self-therapy and comfort to have these familiar sounds scattered so thoroughly around an album that was so dense with somber, negative, anxious feelings.' The album may reflect anxiety attacks, feelings of displacement and uncertainty, but A Fearful Leap is only confident and colorful in its pop mastery. Their debut sees the group combining the best of indie-pop with dashes of noodly guitar flourishes, lofi hip hop production, and found footage samples."
