Within the realms of modern ambient and its many offshoot microgenres, few are creating soundscapes with the intimacy and vulnerability of claire rousay’s. rousay’s most recent solo album, everything perfect is always here, was heavily praised for this very reason, and her work since then has taken on the same textural closeness.

To hear rousay’s music is almost to be in physical contact with another human, and after talking with her, I understand where this comes from. She carefully tends to sound and life alike: an essential quality to be had by any artist who utilizes field recordings.

At the center of our talks was rousay’s upcoming album, sentiment, which arrives April 19. Rounding out the discussion was our dive into the soundscapes of Los Angeles, rousay’s reading list, her upcoming tour, the wonders of going to bars alone and more.

To listen to sentiment‘s lead singles and rousay’s other work, you can click below: