On Sunlight Farm, Nate Terepka Embraces and Escapes Isolation – AdHoc

On Sunlight Farm, Nate Terepka Embraces and Escapes Isolation

Finding the balance between past and present.

Nate Terepka‘s debut solo effort, Sunlight Farm, is an EP that feels instantaneously classic — from opener “Tempelhof,” in which the Brooklyn-based musician mellifluously croons over bright piano chords and shuffling percussion, to tracks like “Out In Sun,” where a pulsing, resonant 808 beat is overdubbed with vocal croons and acoustic plucks. It’s a stunningly beautiful release that links quintessential rock sounds to an experimental future, walking a tightrope between past and present over the course of seven tracks.

Such a sonic aesthetic is not surprising for Terepka, who as a member of psych-rock outfit Zula has made experimental-yet-accessible alternative music his bag. Whereas Zula’s last release Grasshopper feels more textural and atmospheric, Sunlight is characterized by organic instruments playing counterpoint to various discordant electronic swells. It’s an ambitious effort for an EP, but Terepka pulls it off in a way that simultaneously isolates and engrosses the listener, a product of his desire to “acknowledge [isolation’s] importance while also trying to reach beyond it” throughout this release.

Sunlight Farm is out May 25th on Fox Food Records. You can catch Nate Terepka playing in Zula on June 8 at Sunnyvale with support from Mauno, Look Vibrant and Pollens.

 

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