is , who is associated with such Chicago phenoms as , , and . On his own, he creates dreamy, new-millennium bedroom dotted with all kinds of modernistic and ancient traces, such as loops, cello, piano, and sparse percussion. is the sole auteur here, whipping up an album that sometimes leans toward such ruminative, creative songwriters as and . 's pretty dirges don't come off as , though; in fact, there is a surprising depth of layered textures here, in which acoustic guitar and other ephemera provide an expansive bed for 's often homely yet pleasing hush of a voice. The instrumentation in has a bucolic richness, fleshed out with spare piano plunkings and cello, while the excellent pins nimble acoustic guitar runs against 's plaintive musings on love. has a contemplative, Sunday morning feel to it; it is a strong effort in which themes of yearning and wishful thinking pass dreamily across lovely musical textures, like rain on a windshield. ~ Erik Hage