Guster - Look Alive Monolord Determinedly swaying between harrowing bleakness

Determinedly swaying between harrowing bleakness and hateful depravity

The 15-track set was recorded on August 29

Quarantining in Upstate New York with no Internet or phone service

New York with producer/engineer Sasha Stroud this past May and June

It’s a love letter to Batiste’s New Orleans roots and the musical giants who paved the way

Guster - Look Alive Monolord Determinedly swaying between harrowing bleaknessVinyl LP pressing. Look Alive Guster's first new album in four years was produced by Leo Abrahams (Regina Spektor, Brian Eno David Byrne, Belle and Sebastian) and recorded in a vintage keyboard museum in Calgary, AB, with additional sessions helmed by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Alvvays) and Collin DuPuis (Angel Olsen, Lana Del Rey). It captures the group Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Luke Reynolds, and Brian Rosenworcel at an inspired moment, creating