On the Other Side

Music of 2021 (140 items)
list by MarkusT90

Blanco White's debut LP draws a line in the sand early on. On the Other Side is dedicated to "the children of another life" in its stirring opener, those who find themselves lost in the world's vast and gorgeous expanse, reaching for meaning in a fluid notion of home. "So, for now, it's only a long night, it can't go on and on," the title track reassures, though that promise is fraught from the beginning. This record is in motion from its first notes, yearning for something solid to hold with a pensive and mournful air.