Leftpop - Rain Enough
Released: August 28 Consisting primarily of minimalistic piano compositions, rain enough feels like an incredibly intimate collection of compositions. Everything feels so close, so small, yet so present as well. The first three tracks all contain the same naming structure and quite honestly feel like extensions of one another. The tone of the piano on these three tracks is immaculate, channeling the energy of an elegant rooftop lounge with a beautiful quietude than an be matched. Following these three tracks, the album branches out in a wide variety of direction that include a variety of tones but keep themselves centered in a minimal approach, opting for delicate minimalism over complex arrangements. One of my favorites here, if for no other reason than its timbres, is “bicycle notebook.” Its gentle electric key tones have just this perfect amount of clatter to them, almost adding in their own little percussion element to keep things live. It also has that same almost loung...