‘Leaving the Flock’ marks a deeply singular turn from Nic Fit, whose roots in the chaotic, fast-paced world of punk and hardcore have shaped years of writing at breakneck speed and performing with reckless abandon. While that background carries an energy of urgency and release, this album moves inward, trading collective combustion for a sound world built from the soft decay of sound — tape loops, simple guitar riffs, and fragments of field recordings stitched together into slow-moving, immersive pieces.
Rooted in warmth and imperfection, ‘Leaving the Flock’ leans into saturation and blur, where melodies feel half-remembered and textures carry more weight than structure. Using guitar as a primary voice, tones are stretched, looped, and degraded through tape players, allowing subtle variations and mechanical inconsistencies to shape each piece organically. Field recordings drift in and out. Distant voices, environmental noise, and unplaceable space add a sense of lived-in atmosphere that feels both intimate and elusive.
The result is a hazy, glowing sound world: soft-edged, slightly unstable, and deeply human. ‘Leaving the Flock’ isn’t about clarity or resolution, but about sitting inside the smear of sound, where comfort and uncertainty quietly overlap. Out now on Mystery Circles.
Purchase Cassette: Spirit Unwell – Leaving the Flock
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