Every once in a while you come across something that needs to be shared. I’ve had Volcano Choir’s “Unmap” (released by JagJaguwar) on repeat for quite a while now and felt it might be time to let go and share it with you. The album is a collaboration between the members of Collection of Bees and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.

Completely lacking conventional structure, the album feels like a celebration of music itself rather than a thought-out set of songs performed by a group of musicians. Imagine a bunch of great friends going to a remote house in the countryside in the fall. Without pretense, and just for their love of music, they spontaneously record some songs that weren’t written beforehand. Adding layer after layer of passion and memories, it’s like an exercise in intimacy. And then they leave this recorded document like a message in a bottle, for us to discover at a later time.

Of course, I’m just making this all up and have no idea how this came about, but I think you’ll know what I mean when you hear it.

Photography by Cameron Witti

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