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Written at a time of creative and personal reckoning, Sonderlust emerged from a period of searching. Stepping away from the intricate violin loops that had defined his earlier work, Kishi Bashi turned instead toward vintage synths, warmer textures, and a more open, vulnerable sound. The result is an album that feels both intimate and expansive – a meditation on love, desire, and what it means to connect.

Revisiting the music a decade on has been, in his own words, ‘a surprisingly emotional experience.’ Listening back to the original demos, he rediscovered the strength of those first instincts – ‘a reminder to always bet the farm on my musical ideas.’