{"id":33292,"date":"2025-08-15T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=33292"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T11:13:08","slug":"new-album-steve-gunn-music-for-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/new-album-steve-gunn-music-for-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Steve Gunn || Music for Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"433\">On <em data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"238\">Music for Writers<\/em>, Steve Gunn steps away from song structure to focus on mood and texture. It\u2019s his first solo instrumental album\u2014a subtle, ambient collection meant to accompany thought and offer room to breathe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"716\">Recorded in Brooklyn, Berlin, and Latvia using just guitar, synths, field recordings, and the space of each room, these tracks are quiet and slow-moving, but never dull. Some are brief, others stretch out, but all feel intentional and open-ended\u2014more like settings than statements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"902\">There\u2019s no big concept here, just a strong sense of presence. Gunn creates soundscapes that don\u2019t demand attention but reward it. It\u2019s music you can work to, rest with, or get lost in.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"990\"><em data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"923\">Music for Writers<\/em> is out now on Three Lobed Recordings and quietly makes a case for stillness in a loud world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3024018962\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=2613464482\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/stevegunn.bandcamp.com\/album\/music-for-writers\">Music for Writers by Steve Gunn<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"990\">Add to wantlist: <a href=\"https:\/\/stevegunn.bandcamp.com\/album\/music-for-writers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Music for Writers, Steve Gunn steps away from song structure to focus on mood and texture. 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