The synthesized brass swells and plinks of keyboard that make up Luna the Wolf’s latest instrumental composition may fall short of grace — hiccuping on the bulges of a four-on-the-floor kick pattern — but it’s all the more noble for its near miss.
Imagine a small procession of uniformed students cycling in single file between columns of pews to receive their Eucharistic wafers. A viola, a clarinet, the small-but-resolute choir, and the obligatory piano fill the chapel with approximate harmonies that float like strange incense.
Though firmly entrenched in the digital world, “Somewhere else.” is a liturgical fever dream that is rife with Humanism. It revels in intentional imperfection as crunchy, skittering percussion steps on the toes of nervously-pressed keys. It’s a first dance with post-Vaporwave ambience — delicate, but klutzy — awkward, yet uninhibited.