On the beguiling Sentence Structure in the Country, More Eaze plants a flag in the hitherto unexplored no man’s land between labyrinthine folk, subterranean ambient, contemporary classical, and Sparklehorse-style psych-pop. Made with a suite of collaborators including Wendy Eisenberg and Jade Guterman, the Austin musician’s follow-up to the Claire Rousay link-up No Floor evolved over several years, tugged to and fro between the baroque, minimalist, and otherworldly. “There are ways Jade or Wendy choose to voice chords that are not how I’d play them in this context, but that’s kind of the point,” she says in press materials. “Their voices redefine what I’m making but also help me define my own.”
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Avalon Emerson & the Charm: Written Into Changes [Dead Oceans]
In 2018, the average Avalon Emerson fan likely couldn’t predict where their favorite big-name touring DJ—known for relentless and inventive live techno sets—was headed next. But in 2023, her debut with her band the Charm revealed new multitudes within the polymath producer—the kind of multitudes with a serious penchant for dream pop, Balearic house, and post-punk. Her latest offering Written in Changes adds big beat into that eclectic blend, even leaning a little honky-tonk with song titles such as “How Dare This Beer.” If the album cover is any indication, she’s also got a talent for hawking now. What can’t this woman do?
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Ladytron: Paradises [Nettwerk]
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