Stillhound – Stillhound

While their debut album Bury Everything was a full-on electronic dance record complete with contagious beats and funky rhythms, after retreating to the Highlands to write new material for their eponymous second album, Edinburgh trio Stillhound have kicked back with a new lo-fi record full of stunning soundscapes. It gives a new meaning to the name Stillhound.

Opener Verses is the perfect instrumental introduction to Stillhound with minimal vocals that sets the mood for what's to come; an album that can be background music, a soundtrack to a hike, a chilled night in. Of the recording process, Dave Lloyd says, "We’ve worked through some tough times, in terms of going away, writing, and not being sure of what we were expecting. But it’s been really nice to get away. It was bliss – incredible weather, really beautiful surroundings, we could go swimming at the beach." This environment has seeped into the record; the wilderness, landscapes and the complete ease with their natural surroundings are apparent throughout the record's use of mellow tones and smooth vocals.

While it doesn’t hold any big moments or truly notable tracks that rattle around your head for days, Stillhound is consistent throughout and sets an idyllic scene purely through sound. 

Listen to: Strangers Will Not Thank You, Crowds, Dreamed Up