Discovered while on Bandcamp safari. Agreeable shades of krautrock and 90s IDM and beautifully measured. This is the kind of release that encourages me to spend way too much time going down the Bandcamp rabbit hole. AJ.
On Trying, the dual meaning of the word is slowly, carefully unspooled by Aaron Matheson’s wavering voice and meticulously strummed guitar. Matheson sings of trying times while trying to rise to the intimacy of the occasion. The effect is spiritually eerie and uplifting. When Matheson’s voice quivers to the point of nearly breaking, it evokes the same emotional timbre of Phil Elverum’s confessionals. justin spicer
UK rapper and composer Oscar reconnects with his youth on a sleek, diaristic LP influenced by ’90s hip-hop and '00s R&B. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 21, 2024