Balk is the project of Reid Taylor (New York, New York). "Bulk" won't officially release until early February 2023, but in a rare move, and artist has released all the songs well in advance of the official release.
Enjoyable from start to finish this moves form rock of The Wipers to pop of This Is Ivy League. And at times this reminds me of Ryan Power. And not just musically - this is a collaboration of friends who appear on each other's work. To get a sampling of this "collective" to to the Red Palace Records page and start listening. There is only one other physical release - The Modulators, and Taylor appears on that Brian Marsella project. And guess what, Marsella appears on "Bulk".
I got my hair cut the other day and of course I had to draw the dca boys running a hair salon:
Sun would be so effortlessly charming. Always chatting away with customers, explaining each product he uses and how to best maintain and style their hair.
Moon I can see being popular with the less chattier customers (like me) but over time they begin to open up. I imagine he hums while working. Otherwise, he's all ears for the newest gossip.
(The clipped up hat idea came from @bamsara's solar lunacy doodles!)
Also I love the popular headcanon that the dca can speak other languages, so I can imagine them being a hit with the aunties.
The full sketch page under cut! And some of my other thoughts
Other thoughts about this... AU? Can I call it an AU? Feels kinda small for an AU, but whatever:
Eclipse works there too! Haven't decided if it would be canon or fanon Eclipse, though I really like the image of 4-armed Eclipse working on 2 clients at once (plus, the nickname Clip is perfect for this scenario)
of course they're great with kids! They'd be able to console kids that get scared of getting their hair cut. Sun would do a little trick and tell them how good and brave they are all the way through. Moon would console them and hum a soothing song (or hey maybe they notice the kid's wearing a disney shirt and starts humming some showtunes). Every kid gets a candydrop and a balloon on their way out.
y/n works at the hair salon as a part-timer and does tasks around the salon like sweeping, arranging bookings, washing hair, etc. They don't really care too much about their own hair, but the boys are always offering to style it, dye it, braid it. With y/n's permission, the boys always toy with their hair—patting it, combing their hands through it, brushing it over y/n's ear, ruffling it.
I think it would be hilarious if random Gotham citizens heard snippets of Jason and Bruce’s fights
Like, someone’s just walking out a building, maybe the end of their shift or whatever, and just hears
“You want me to be a dumbass so bad! I read Jane Austin!” And the rest is muffled by wind
They look up, catch a glimpse of shiny red and the cowl’s ears, and are left wondering whether the criminal gang leader, or the personification of Gotham’s vengeance read Jane Austin in their spare time