Will Charczuk

What a banging album. Could go nuts on TikTok or whatever the kids are into these days if it was released today.

It can be easy when making ambient music to just add a bunch of pads and drones and call it a day, but this album somehow tugs a bit at the fabric of ambient music and makes something new and dark.

If "Coming Home" was an homage to music in the 50s, "Leon" feels like an homage to the late 60s early 70s. And that's good!

What a great debut.

A really warm embrace of an aesthetic and tone from the mid-20th century but with modern polish and care.

Standout tracks: Coming Home and Smooth Sailin'

Scott was getting outside his comfort zone with this album, specifically by working with a vocalist and building the songs around the timbre of their voice.

I don't necessarily love the result.