Next month, Baltimore singer-songwriter Dave Heumann — best known as the guitarist/vocalist of fuzz-folkers Arbouretum — will embark on a tour of Europe and the UK following the release of his solo debut LP, Here in the Deep, which is out this week on Thrill Jockey. Fans of Heumann‘s main outfit will no doubt find much to dig in the solo offering’s quiet reaches, his voice resonant and wistful in a way that speaks to pop traditionalism without aping any single approach or other. The title-track of the record has a new video directed by Jay Buim, and captures the sentimentality in the heart of the song with fluid, often slowed down footage from the closing day of Druid Hill Park Swimming Pool in Baltimore, people running, jumping, doing an impressive flip or two, in an effort to soak in as much summer as humanly possible before the season ends.

The correlation to the atmosphere of the song itself, once you hear it, goes without saying, but it’s worth pointing out that while on the surface a track like “Here in the Deep” might seem like a simple or even minimal affair, it turns out to be anything but. Layers of guitar and organ intertwine, a thudding drum — a simple line, true, but still a thoughtful arrangement that suits the piece — and Heumann‘s vocals arrive with accompanying layers that speak to co-conspirators even in this solo incarnation. It is a peaceful listen, but one that has emotional presence behind it so that it’s more than an ambient setpiece or exercise in songcraft. A dreamy guitar line plays out in a patient lead that fades gradually to finish out, not so much overstaying its welcome as holding on until the very last moment.

Enjoy:

Dave Heumann, “Here in the Deep” official video

“Here in the Deep” is from the album “Here in the Deep” by Dave Heumann (of Arbouretum), out October 16 on Thrill Jockey Records.

Directed by Jay Buim.

LP/CD: http://thrilljockey.com/products/here-in-the-deep
iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-in-the-deep/id1033341053

Dave Heumann tour dates:
Oct. 22 – Baltimore, MD – The Crown
Oct. 25 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
Nov. 13 – Prague, Czech Republic – Divadolo Dobeska (with Chelsea Wolfe)
Nov. 15 – Leipzig, Germany – UT Connewitz (with Om)
Nov. 16 – Berlin, Germany – Magnet Club
Nov. 17 – Cologne, Germany – King Georg
Nov. 19 – Schorndorf, Germany – Club Manufaktur
Nov. 20 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who Festival
Nov. 21 – Oxford, UK – Audioscope Festival
Nov. 22 – London, UK – Moth Club

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