When he visits Mississippi Pizza’s Atlantis Lounge in October, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Garth. hopes his guests are on their worst behavior.

“Be your most free self because that’s going to help us as well,” he says. “I want people to know we get down.”

As Garth. (just pronounced “garth,” not “garth period”) tours his new album, Good Taste , his Portland stop comes as a favor to a cousin, who has lived in Oregon for years and begged him to perform here when he visits. Good Taste is Garth.’s fifth full-length album since his debut, Human Nature , from 2018. A genre sampler fusing influences such as pop, R&B, disco, classical and trap, Good Taste is vibey yet cerebral, even if that’s not Garth.’s full vision.

“I’ve always said that if I’m going to write songs, I want them t

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