Saso

Exitudes Melted Snow***

The acoustic-electronica field is fit to bursting with clever types cajoling away your attention from important matters at hand. So say hello, again, to Irishman Jim Lawler and Ben Rawlins, who do just that with this, Saso's first album in five years. The much belated follow-up to their richly acclaimed debut ( Big Group Hug)continues with the core thread of simplicity and calm across 11 tracks, which virtually redefine the words mellow and downbeat. If there's a fault, it's that the music is almost too undulating for its own good, yet as winter kicks in with a vengence you just know that snow-covered hills will look all the more beautiful if the music playing along in your head is a Saso number such as From Limbo, Secret Ministry, Silent Earth, Idle Spirits, Sooner or Lateror Pull the Plug. See saso.ie

Download tracks: From Limbo, Silent Earth, Sooner or Later