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Constant Smiles – the ever-shifting collective led by Ben Jones – has released their newest album Moonflowers. The album has received great press- 4.5 stars on Allmusic (“An album that feels like a secret worth sharing, Moonflowers is an elegant, empathetic balm for this time, and for all time”), a writeup on Brooklyn Vegan (thanks for the shoutout Bill!), and a feature on Line Of Best Fit. The group recorded the album with Philip Weinrobe, who also did preliminary mixing; Katie Von Scheicher mixed the song “Everything is Personal”; and I worked with Ben to see the album through to completion: contributing additional recording, resampling for interludes, mixing two songs (“Introduction” and “Allowed to Be”), additional mixing on the rest, and mastering the whole set at Studio Windows. It’s a beautiful record based around hushed acoustic guitar & vocals and tasteful bass & drums, with a lush backdrop of collaborators including Cassandra Jenkins, Shazad Ismaly, Fred Thomas, and many more. Moonflowers is out now (on LP + Digital, with an limited edition zine) via Felte.

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Constant Smiles – the indie-rock collective led by Ben Jones – returns with “Time Measured In Moonflowers”, featuring Cassandra Jenkins. Brooklyn Vegan, Gold Flake Paint, and Beats Per Minute all wrote extensively about the track, which is from the upcoming LP Moonflowers. The band tracked the album with Philip Weinrobe (Big Thief, Tomberlin) at his Sugar Mountain studios in Brooklyn, NY, with a wide range of collaborators (including Shahzad Izmaily, Fred Thomas, P.G. Six, Stephen R. Smith, and more) contributing overdubs. While much of the preliminary mixing was done with Phil, I worked with Ben to tie everything together: additional recording & editing, additional mixing (including mixing two songs from scratch), and mastering the whole record. The resulting album is a beautiful departure from the synth-heavy production of the previous Kenneth Anger (on which I also worked)- more slow-core and acoustic-forward – while retaining the sweeping melodies and experimental arrangements of the past work. Check out the video below for a taste! Moonflowers is out November 7 on Felte.