Eastern seaboard-born Vacationer is hitting up The Sinclair tomorrow night (11/17). According to the group’s latest album Relief, it’ll be two parts mellow, three parts dreamy and all parts chill. Yeah, those were all synonyms. I’m using redundancy as a sign of confidence in my own Monday night plans. So, join me, and feel better about yourself too.

Relief, released this past June, stands alone as a feel-good escape from please-stop-walking-so-slow city living. Tracks such as “Paradise Waiting” and “Heavenly” do a graceful job of transporting listeners to the beach and beyond, conjuring up the album’s title in practice. Such vibes are bound to be effective in a live setting.

Providing a blend of electro-pop noise and keyboards galore, the five-piece is finding its niche alongside artists such as St. Lucia and Born Ruffians, a positive and rapidly growing portion of today’s musical spectrum. So seize the opportunity. It’s November in Boston, and you won’t want to miss out on Vacationer’s beachy warmth.

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In anticipation for the show, we caught up with the mind behind the mellow, Kenny Vasoli, to talk about vacations, vacationing and, of course, Vacationer. A real talent and extremely personable phone conversator, Vasoli himself is a reason to head over to the Sinclair tomorrow. His music, as stated above, is another.

Allston Pudding: So, let’s get down to it. As Vacationer, do you vacation a lot?

Kenny Vasoli: Yeah! I try to. You know, whenever I get the chance. There’s a growing list of places that I keep wanting to go to. I try to make some trips out to the beach over the summer and also visit friends around the country. Lots of times I find myself in L.A. or Portland, but Philadelphia is always a nice change of pace. And I’d really like to got to Alaska at some point. That’s the last state that I haven’t been to. I also really want to visit anywhere in South America. I’ve never been South of the equator before.

AP: Wait. You’ve been to all 49 other states?

KV: Yeah! I’ve been to every other one.

AP: That’s awesome. Favorite state?

KV: It’s hard to say. My default answer would probably be Pennsylvania just because that’s where I’ve been my whole life, and I haven’t been motivated enough to move away. But, beyond that I really like Oregon and California two. Spanning all the climates, I think those two places really have it all.

AP: Agreed. I’m from Pittsburgh. I see we’re separated by Amish country.

KV: (Laughs) Yep.

AP: Speaking of travelling around, how have you felt about this tour so far? Successful?

KV: It’s been really fun. I think it’s been our most successful tour yet. We’ve been having a great time but just nearing the end of it now. We’ve had a blast, and I think we’re just starting to get tired now. So I think we paced ourselves out appropriately on this one.

AP: Good to hear. Well, first off: I love the Relief album.

KV: Thank you!

AP: It seems pretty escapist and beach-inspired. Was that what you were going for?

KV: Yeah. I mean, I really enjoy the beach. I did kind of want to make a warm record, and I’m influenced by a lot of exotica. I think that definitely played a large role in making it sound beachy. I wanted it to be a record that mellows people out and conjures up the idea of relaxing. I guess that intention goes hand-in-hand with the sound.

AP: So I guess that explains the album’s title too?

KV: Yeah, relief is a common theme that pops up on the record. And it’s something that I think I’m in search for along with a lot of other humans.

AP: I also want to ask about your songwriting process. Within the album, there’s a lot of awesome songs with solid layers in the background but also some great lyrics. When you write, do you take precedence for music or lyrics?

KV: Music almost always comes first. And then for lyrics, I try not to over-think them too much. Once it starts flowing on the page, I’ll usually trust my first instinct with it. It’s when I start editing too much when it starts losing it’s message a little bit. So I really just try to get in the zone of where I’m not self-conscious about what I’m writing down. And, in terms of lyrics, I really just try to make them a compliment to the music, sort of making another instrument without trying to be a poet overtop of music.

AP: Cool. And are you happy to be back in Boston?

KV: Very happy. Yeah, we played a string of shows the week before the record was released, and Boston was the stand-out show out of all of them. We had a blast.

AP: Yeah, you’re playing the Sinclair, which is my favorite venue. Super pleasant.

KV: Yeah! I don’t think we’ve ever been there, but every time that we’ve mentioned that we’re playing there, people seem to have high praises over it.

AP: So album releases are happening left and right at the moment. Have you heard anything you’ve really liked lately?

KV: Oh yeah. There’s an EP that just came out by a band called Sego. It was released a week or two ago, and I’ve been really impressed by it. It’s been a while since I’ve felt refreshed by a band with a neat sound. And then there’s the most recent album from Bombay Bicycle Club. I think that record is kind of a masterpiece. The new Tennis record is also really great. A lot of our friends are really doing some great stuff right now.

AP: Nice. Now, you were with St. Lucia for a good portion of your shows. How was the experience of touring with them?

KV: They were really great. We didn’t really have a deep knowledge of that band before we started the tour, but we had seen the name passed around a lot. People seem to be picking up our band along with them so I think we share some fans, and we had a feeling that it would be a good tour since we have some sort of common thread with them. And they turned out to be just really delightful people, so friendly and outgoing, and also just very generous out on the road. This was really sweet for us because we had been out on the road for the while, and there’s only five of us in the band. So we really appreciated having them around. Also, their songs really started to infect a few of us. They really made a fan out of our band.

AP: Glad you got to have such a cool experience with them.

KV: Yeah, it’s been a great time.

AP: Lastly, something seasonal: After a long tour, what’s something you’re genuinely thankful for?

KV: I have a lot of gratitude just for being able to make music my career and being able to do this all the time. When I’m at home doing nothing, it’s nice and relaxing, but I still just really look forward to going out on the road and getting in the studio. It’s the most positive thing I have in my life, and I love surrounding myself with it and being around my band all the time. I’m ultra-thankful to have that.

AP: Well said.