Good morning ~

Sunbeam of No Illusion - the first album John Thayer and I are releasing as a duo - is out right now via AKP Recordings. You should listen:

Ben Seretan & John Thayer Sunbeam of No Illusion

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The most serene Fender Rhodes fantasies, hyperreal accretions of signal noise and maj7 chords, wind in the trees and hiss in the tape, the wobble of tape lossy digital loops as the Earth turns through the seasons.

Ben Seretan & John ThayerSunbeam of No Illusion

SUNBEAM is the product of slow, intentional work over the course of a couple of years, delicately following intuition, providence, and silence as it flowed through the keyboard. We are very proud of it and hope you enjoy.

So yes, on streaming, digital copies available, plus a very handsome LP edition in pretty limited quantity (printed on reverse board…it looks NICE). We’ve also got two very special release shows planned - - one this Saturday in NYC and one in Catskill the following.

Tomorrow’s show in New York is a particularly special one - we’ll be converting one of the best recording studios in Brooklyn into a temporary performance space for an intimate, one-off playthrough of the album. You are very welcome to join, just make sure to RSVP here.

Then the following Saturday we’ll be at our home venue, the sweetest Avalon Lounge. This album is very much directly inspired by - and sometimes literally representative of - the upper Hudson Valley and realizing it live right next to the creek should be a magical occasion. Our friend Grayson in the Mirror to open. Join us:

More about this album in the coming weeks ~