Find the Sun＜Black Vinyl＞

Angel Deradoorian developed the songs that make up Find the Sun in New York, then brought them to life in a beach-side house in Marin County, California, along with help from percussionist Samer Ghadry and multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington. While this is the most collaborative record Deradoorian has produced under her own name, its also more reflective of her own spiritual quest than anything else shes released. The songs are about gazing inward in order to find ones true self and recognize ones power, yet also acknowledging the importance of living in the moment and working with the situation at hand. The songs feel both composed and improvised, with introspective lyrics accompanying spontaneous rhythms. The mellow yet driving indie pop of Corsican Shores is one of the albums breeziest and most immediate moments, and contains some of its most searching lyrics. It Was Me is on a similar trajectory, but its tenser and more determined, feeling like theres a bit more fire in its soul. Saturnine Night has a charging Motorik rhythm and gorgeous vocal harmonies, which mesh well with the sparse but illuminating effects. The Illuminator is longer and more hypnotic, with spoken words about various powers joining tooting flutes and percussive flourishes over a locked-in drumbeat. The dark, ethereal folk of Monks Robes and Waterlily both recall Deradoorians more atmospheric, drumless 2017 release Eternal Recurrence, while Devils Market is more of a bohemian stroll. Find the Sun is filled with insightful, poetic lyrics that reward attention, but the overall vibe of the album is best suited for a more meditative, perhaps semi-conscious state, allowing the sounds and rhythms to wash over you. ~ Paul Simpson