Rays

Autumn Richardson & Richard Skelton return under a new pseudonym, charting fresh territory with their first collaborative music in over a decade. Partly informed by the vast elemental landscapes of Richardson’s Canadian upbringing, “Rays” presents a collection of recordings seeded during a pre-Covid road trip down that myth-laden artery of American song, Mississippi’s Highway 61. On the opener, “light gone quiet”, Richardson’s barely discernible lyrics dissolve into viscous smears and slow, unearthly quivers, underpinned by Skelton’s staccato, bare-bones guitarwork.