Montana LP

Ryan Gustafson's Montana with The Dead Tongues flirts with simplicity yet burrows into a chaotic sound landscape. It is both artfully arranged and intentionally ragged; the songs feel more like accidents than design. "Wildflower Perfume" offers a tinged elegance, but it's the haunting narrative in tracks such as "Capitol Blues" that reveals a deeper disquiet; it speaks to the grappling with lost time. The album's textured yet elusive nature hints at secrets better exchanged over quiet conversations.