Orchard Thief is a new name in my book, but it’s one that’s left an impression with this release from Samantha Glass mastermind Beau Devereaux’s newish imprint, Golden Cloud Tapes. Samuel Molstad fills the spools with gently rolling passages of smooth tunes for endless blood-red sunsets defined by planes of minimal drumming beneath weightless guitar melodies and warbling, tremolo drones. The overall effect is not unlike a lot of your favorite Yo La Tengo zoners, Mostad with an obvious bent for not only psychedelia but jazz improv. Add to it some deep production value (the back beat with just a hint of reverb to make it cut like a knife) and a knack for dynamic arc as Orchard Thief’s tendency for intensity is just as present as is his ability to lull with a lullaby, and that’s First Dimension Park in a nutshell.
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