Jm Airis

JM Airiss sophomore release continues an exploration of aural themes and tonescapes first introduced on IndianSummer, but the end result is a significantly stronger, more nuanced effort. Wild Birds is confident, bigger in itspresentation, and Airis covers a lot of territory, crisscrossing from the swaggering to the solemn in the contextof his continued odyssey into the darker psyche of Americana music, the prominence of synth notes, airy spacesand the relegation of guitars to a supporting role push Wild Birds to the edge of folk noir, if its even definable.All totaled, Wild Birds is a raw-eyed view from above, a polished reflection of the simplicity distance provides anda back-to-the-land reminder that not everyone in the city is singing songs about the hustle.