claire rousay and zander raymond - something good (INDIE EXCLUSIVE, TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL)

Format: LP, Translucent Red Vinyl, [w/ download card]
Catalogue No.: LPTHRILL670IE
Barcode: 790377067019
Release Date: 29 Jan 2027
Genre: Indie & Alternative, Ambient

something good is the debut album by claire rousay and Zander Raymond, based in Los Angeles and Chicago respectively. The origin of their working relationship is perhaps as enigmatic as the album itself: two artists, two places, and an open-ended exchange that gradually became something good.

A close collaborative work that deftly moves between pop song structures and new music abstractions, the album is a document of human imagination and the spaces where it happens – casual music made from domestic spaces. The artists use a wide array of instruments: piano, synthesizer, electric guitar, harmonica, pipe organ and vocals. The recording locations from homes to studios were equally diverse.

Room sounds and reverb types all contribute to the listeners perception of place. The environment is not static or identifiable; instead, it is this music and these moments.   Elastic in practice, something good’s processes became an integral part of the final album; a document of creativity and the spaces where it happened.

something good is something good – a musical exploration of creative ontology. Enviorns and singular sound combinations yield pieces that allow the listener to live in and around human imagination – a lovely domicile to explore and to inhabit. 

A1. “driving”  A2. free monday  A3. can’t we have both  A4. blue shirt always  A5. somewhat habitable  B1. colors and feelings  B2. boat rack  B3. some good news  B4. major freedom