Blue Lake albums

2025

Weft - 86%

When I think back to Blue Lake’s album Weft from earlier this year, it’s a little different every time. The beautiful, wordless songs become more than mere music here, opening up a whole cinematic universe to dream unrealized realized potential. Layers upon layers of ideas for guitars and other chamber type instruments make up these songs, dreaming of a whole world almost by accident. A great example is "The Forest" with its whispering guitar lines that seem conjured from another universe. By the end of the song, drums enter very lightly and all of nature seems to join. Also, more on "Weft" with all of the use of expression one person can accomplish by adding banjos and strings that seem lost in bliss.
The shorter “Oceans” and “Strata” (with oriental stylings) serve as the more classical interludes between the lengthy masterworks, and “Tatara” is just that. Taking cues from the best of ambient Krautrock, psych-rock, bluegrass and post-rock, this song is the best thing Blue Lake has ever done. Lovely saxophones make you feel like you are floating down the waterfall, other instruments come in to sooth it and keep things sort of volcanic and full of potential energy. What Blue Lake seem to excel at is atmosphere, and throughout this album the atmosphere feels alive.

Best Songs: Weft, The Forest