Melanie Radford trades Built to Spill basslines for stillness and open air

Melanie Radford’s For the Sake of Stillness arrives on 26 June, and the title alone feels like a careful step away from the moving machinery of band life. Best known to many listeners through Built to Spill, Radford’s solo release suggests a different kind of space: less road noise, more interior weather; less ensemble momentum, more room for the song to sit with itself. The album appears in The Line of Best Fit’s 26 June release schedule, and while the title does much of the emotional framing, it is a strong one. Stillness is not laziness. For musicians, it can be almost confrontational: a refusal to keep producing motion just because the industry expects it. For the Sake of Stillness sounds like a record about finding the quiet place where the next honest sound can happen.

Source: https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/album-release-schedule