If you’ve got a Bandcamp discography page arranged in a 4×10 grid, you’d think it would be daunting to come up with new material. But William Ryan Fritch, astoundingly, just keeps on creating: When last I checked, he was creating in a barn on some expansive property in rural Petaluma, though it looks like he’s back in Oakland now.
For the uninitiated, William Ryan Fritch isn’t really a traditional singles-to-album type of guy. He’s a multi-instrumentalist that makes incredibly intricate, moody, scene-setting (literally: he’s frequently contracted for film soundtracks and scores) instrumentals. Though you won’t see him play many live shows, he’s just as much a fixture on the local music landscape, having been at it for a decade. Just… quietly so.
Cohesion (release #40) is his latest addition to a catalog full of spooky-but-serene bangers, inspired by one of his film projects from last year. The new album contains 13 eerie, wordless (but not always voiceless) tracks that transport you to another state of mind and place. So if you’re like me and are your most productive while listening to one of those lo-fi YouTube channels, consider Cohesion as a local alternative.
