Thankful by Klara Lewis

Fall 2024 has already brought so many albums about grief and loss, and Thankful by Klara Lewis contributes a fresh sound and disposition to this thriving conversation. Celebrating the life of the late experimental musician Peter Rehberg, Lewis incorporates this beloved mentor’s sound, vision, and personality into her own work, fusing digital drones with contemplative human performances. An expert use of pacing steadily steers these tracks towards points of warm distortion, abstracting any input into a warm bath of emotion that naturally guides the listener to their fondest memories. All musical energy directs towards the same sentimental core, reflecting the cozy presence we feel from loved ones even after they depart, giving us a sort of transcendental access to the afterlife knowing that we can always find peace in those safe arms.