The Slow Bloom

Tracks

1. 1. Restless Sleeper, Drifting SheetsTurning over and over with moonlight in the window crack. The opener is the sound of not sleeping, but gently.dream pop, psychedelic folk3:24
2. 2. First Frost, Window PaneMorning arrives silver on the glass and every leaf wears white. Slow arpeggios, like frost spreading.wintry ambient, analog arpeggio4:21
3. 3. Frost Ferns, Slow ThawThe sun climbs and the frost begins to melt away. I let the synth thaw a note at a time.psychedelic folk, thawing ambient3:44
4. 4. Kitchen Radio, Low VolumeA kettle starting to hum and the window turning blue. I kept the radio so low you can barely hear it, on purpose.cosy ambient, dream pop3:39
5. 5. Breath on the Cold GlassI breathed on a cold window and drew in the cloud. The whole song is that little cloud, appearing and fading.breathy psychedelia, choral loops3:22
6. 6. Snow That Never SettlesSnow falling past the window and never settling. The most melancholy thing I've written, and one I love dearly.melancholy ambient, winter drone3:43
7. 7. Photograph in the Coat PocketA picture folded small in a winter coat pocket, found months later. I think it's the closest this record gets to a love song.romantic psychedelia, dream pop3:25
8. 8. Ink Still Wet, Postmarked HomeI wrote you on a small square page with the lamp low. The ink is still wet in this one.epistolary ambient, hushed folk2:59
9. 9. Smell of Home, Rain on a Warm StreetRain on a street that isn't mine smells like one I used to know. The homesick centre of the record.nostalgic psychedelia, rainy dream pop4:18
10. 10. Kind Goodbye, Porch Light OffWe sat up late and told the truth and nobody shouted. I closed the record on the kindest ending I could imagine.tender ambient, choral pop4:19