In Absence

Description

Stare Away, the solo project of New York musician Ben Nelson, explores music where the atmosphere is not a mere ornament, but a fundamental element. His first EP, *In Absence*, released by La Carte Records and consisting of seven tracks, is based on dark and haunting synthetic arrangements and melodies that linger long after being enjoyed. Drawing its roots from the emotional vocabulary of post-punk and new wave without falling into nostalgia, the album transports the dark grandeur of the Chameleons into a resolutely contemporary territory. From the raw energy of "Parting Ways" to the cinematic scope of "Familiar," *In Absence* navigates with surgical precision between different moods: alternately distressing, melancholic, and haunting.