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Travis McNamara
“In C”
Travis McNamara’s single, “In C,” drops on December 14. The two-minute song explores McNamara’s more experimental inclinations, with audio samples of Mahatma Gandhi, a baby cooing, people talking in French, Stephen Hawking, birds chirping and sheep bleating. It’s as if DJ Shadow made an experimental indie folk record. The song is the lead single off McNamara’s upcoming album, Moon Calendar, which he recorded entirely by himself in an apartment during the pandemic shutdown. He’s pretty sure the record has sixteen instruments on it. The remainder of the album isn’t as far out as “In C,” but that just makes releasing it as the first single all the more intriguing. We look forward to more.