“Everything musically with me has been about finding something else,” said Will Wiesenfeld before he performed “Plea” on Pitchfork.tv. These words resonate through Wiesenfeld--or rather, Bath’s debut release, Cerulean, a debut record characterized by very free-sounding, illuminated textural environments. It’s the kind of record you want to move around in, and float through. Wiesenfeld clearly had his influences and vision intact during Cerulean’s creation, taking the liberty of tossing many of his ideas into this album, resulting in some of it sounding almost too unrestrained. This is why the record could sound like a soap opera at times, but one that keeps the listener compassionate rather than fatigued by its melodrama. However, the subtle lack of focus may be what keeps the listener attended; it certainly has a lot of surprises and interesting perks--the way the bass drums punch through those warm bed sheets of synths next to the rickety, tapping percussion. Will Wiesenfeld has certainly done a great job at letting his sound run free in Cerulean, but it’s interesting to think about what could happen when he holds it down a bit and builds upon it.
