Exuding elegance akin to Belle and Sebastian's artful constructions and presentation—though residing in an entirely different arena— Parks creates and encourages entrance into his inner atmosphere and invites listeners to rove through his not-always-quiet, winding inner narrative. His earnest drum work is laced with rabid urgency at times, and the intentional, hand-selected samples are anything but filler. Focusing primarily but not only on the delicate nature of pop structures— because one wavering line or circuitous loop can be the difference between good and bad— these tunes are as pretty as they are full and wandering, sometimes returning you to the beginning slightly more confused than when you set off in the first place.

The guttural drum work in the opening of "Every Week Ends" is what a Friday afternoon at 4:30 would sound like if the days were allowed to have a soundtrack, and the welcoming intro would be an easy bleed into the weekend's more relaxed cadence. He takes from the shimmering, pulsating beats that Talk Talk is known for and fervently molds them into a folky minimalism of the Raincoats to create his unique sound that's part manipulated economy and part jogging rock.

"Train Lady" is sultry and Parks' lusty samples blossom quickly in the foreground, leading his vocal harmonies through the tune's dark chords and pushing listeners to want more, know more—maybe even to be more, though they simultaneously remind us of our limits. Although the percussion is a little shallow and pops a bit in "Early On", its atmospheric qualities are redeeming, making the song feel more like a walk through Parks' mind than a conversation between music creator and listener.

There's a unique feeling throughout this album that perhaps unintentionally achieves a more direct connection into the inner atmosphere of Parks and the thoughts and feelings that shoot around in his universe at any given moment, which, in many cases, is what listeners are looking for to sate any reservations they have on their end for indulging the rapid-fire thoughts that can be anything between nasty and beautiful.

Suggested tracks: "Every Week Ends", "Train Lady", "Some Sew, Some Find"

-Francesca Camillo