Cerulean, by Baths

Cerulean

by Baths

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BrickDickRick Another essential bedroom-pop/indietronica classic--Will makes a hell of a debut with this LP, using a dizzying array of foley/samples, percussion and synths to produce some of the most sun-soaked (yet melancholic) grooves that I have still yet to see done better. While adjacent to the chillwave movement it was contemporary to--tracks like "Lovely Bloodflow" and "Plea" have such pained and earnest displays that made this LP so unique at release.. and still is. "Maximalist" will live in my ❤️. Favorite track: Maximalist.

andrew my introduction to baths; loved his music ever since. Favorite track: Lovely Bloodflow.

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1.	Apologetic Shoulder Blades 02:29	buy track
2.	Lovely Bloodflow 03:35	buy track
3.	Maximalist 03:19	buy track
4.	♥ 03:17	buy track
5.	Aminals 03:18	buy track
6.	Rafting Starlit Everglades 03:52	buy track
7.	Hall 03:31	buy track
8.	You're My Excuse To Travel 03:34	buy track
9.	Rain Smell 04:23	buy track
10.	Indoorsy 02:44	buy track
11.	Plea 04:15	buy track
12.	Departure 04:48	buy track

about

Cerulean is the auspicious debut of L.A.'s Baths. Evolving out of Will Wiesenfeld's varied [Post-Foetus] project, and inspired by the energy of the city's burgeoning beat scene (Daedelus introduced Anticon to Baths), the record represents a clear departure from both – an often warm, acoustic-fueled electronic music that hews closer to the work of contemporaries like Toro Y Moi. By combining songwriting with self-sampling, raw musicianship with synthesized textures, and field recordings with propulsive beats, Baths has created a seething sound-cloud packed with bright moments and prone to unexpected turns.

For evidence, look no further than album opener "Apologetic Shoulderblades." Here, a swooning choir of vocals (every voice on Cerulean belongs to Baths) catches a wave of skittering percussion and rides forth in epic fashion. The effect is more baroque pop than bass thump – a digitally infused dust storm that sounds like vintage Broken Social Scene gone glitch. The song that follows, "Lovely Bloodflow," is equally eclectic, spinning rich gloom out of organic, Books-like cut-and-paste and Baths' strange, soulful crooning.

A general romanticism persists on Cerulean, both in its lushness of sound and in Baths' lyrics as they capture the whimsy and wistfulness of relationships. On the taut, piano-driven "♥," he sings of two lovers escaping under the cover of night, voice swaying and quavering à la Daniel Rossen in Department Of Eagles. For "Aminals," the album's most unabashedly joyous track, Baths lets others do the talking, weaving children's voices into a field of instruments first played live, then chopped into interlocking bits.

Baths excels at crafting thick, living compositions that, while dense, never sound needlessly busy. To this end he employs guitars, bass, various keys, snapping scissors, clicking pens, rustling blankets and more. On record, these sounds lose their origins, congealing into roiling melodic tracks like "Hall" and "Plea," or delivering something stormy and ebullient, like late-album standout "You're My Excuse To Travel." In either case, Cerulean handily portrays Baths as a vital new talent unbound by genre and spurred on by song.

credits

released July 6, 2010

All songs written, produced, and performed by Will Wiesenfeld.

Auxiliary guitar + vocals on "Hall" by Mario Luna.
Artwork + Design by Jesselisa Moretti.
Mastered by Daddy Kev

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