You could describe Young Jesus’ newest tune, ‘Ocean’, as Baroque-pop. His voice remains focused on long-note-focused, almost choral melodies that are presented in rich, reverb-soaked harmony. Below, however, winding bass lines and minimalistic repeating, folky cells make up a juxtaposing accompaniment. His new album, Saddle Creek, is due for release on September 16th, 2022. On the unique process, he says: “I would pitch things down an octave and add strange reverb. If a dog barked, I would isolate it and make it part of a beat. I recorded a voice singing on the street just walking by a storefront and autotuned it. Some guitar parts are just mistakes from voice memos that I chopped, stitched, and looped. I used sounds of rivers, people walking, friends talking. It was a lot of fun. I didn’t care about the fidelity of the recording. Whatever wanted to be in came in.” Check it out. -Dan Peeke.