About a year ago, we featured Eric Lindley on the blog.  Eric is a singer, writer and composer who makes beautifully hushed lo-fi pop songs in the style of Smog, Elliott Smith, Arthur Russell, et al, but abstracted with sparse electronics.

This month, he will release Oh, Light under his new moniker, Careful.  The new record is available streaming here, and will be released physically later this month.  Careful was also featured this week as a New York Times Critics Choice.

On a personal note, I love this music, and I’m glad it’s getting the exposure it deserves!

Preorder Oh, Light

Beach House now has the distinction of being the only “Selected” feature artist to appear twice on the blog.  The first post appeared about half a year ago.

I’m so happy for all of their current success, and their new album, Teen Dream, is stunning.  Highly, highly recommended.  The CD comes with a companion DVD of music videos + goodies, so make sure to get physical (like Olivia).

Rumor has it that they will be gracing Asheville with a performance at the Grey Eagle on April 30th.  I’ll see you there!