Can I Communicate With the Unknown?

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Vinyl packaging: Color sleeve featuring original artwork by Callum Rooney. Can I communicate with the unknown? is the new album by Go By Ocean, the moniker of Northern California-based singer/songwriter/producer Ryan McCaffrey. Co-produced alongside Tim Bluhm (The Mother Hips) and David Glasebrook, the album features contributions from a wide range of characters, from the tight-knit community of the beloved Terrapin Crossroads of Phil Lesh to the West Coast indie-rock scene, including members of The Mother Hips, Sugar Candy Mountain, ALO, Tea Leaf Green, and more. Drawing on McCaffrey's catalog of songs, the new album finds its inspiration in the down-to-earth music of Marin County in the 1970s, when songwriters like Michael Hurley and Jesse Colin Young lived in Olema and Point Reyes, the kind of places where songs blow in the breeze of the Pacific Ocean. Lyrically, the album traces the journey of a hero as the narrator struggles with addiction, ultimately finding peace and freedom in a tumultuous world, grappling with metaphysical and spiritual ideas along the way. Highly anticipated new album from Go By Ocean, co-produced by Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips. Media coverage includes reviews and articles in Austin Town Hall, Glide Magazine, Psychedelic Baby Magazine, and more. UK/EU promotion handled by Chris Carr and Mal Smith. "... washed with breezy beach vibes..." - Glide Magazine // "... marries the Byrds' bright guitar arrangement with an updated indie appeal." - The Wild Is Calling // "... you can almost feel the hope above the hills waiting to embrace you." - Austin Town Hall // "... of satisfying art and I would venture to say you've never heard anything like it." - Ear To the Ground Music // "We're going to spin the hell out of this record for the rest of the summer." - Up To Hear Music // "... it's not hard to imagine some of these songs floating on the coastal fog, like ascending ghosts."