Quiet grief and domestic warmth coexist throughout this record, with Hawgood layering degraded piano, field recordings, and slow tape processes into something that feels like sifting through old photographs. The textures are worn and soft-edged, suggesting memory not as a clear image but as residue — half-recalled and slightly blurred. Released on his own Home Normal label, it lets the piano and tape wear carry that tenderness. Each piece moves gently forward while seeming to look backward, which is precisely the tension the title promises.
appears in: reflection