Altered Zones

In his most recent effort Calcium, released this week, Arc Light has eventually left the path of blurry lo-fi pop reminiscent of early Ariel Pink, in favor of an overall cleaner, self-prescribed "mid-fi" tone. While his reverb-heavy vocals on the album's first single "Baaz Fuuz" remain distant and vague, the drum machine loops and the layered analog synth patterns that characterize Arc Light's psych pop are now crystal clear, nicely putting the whole thing into an 80s-informed cold wave direction. --Henning Lahmann, International Tapes

MP3: Arc Light: "Baaz Fuuz"

Download Calcium from Bandcamp