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Foley was captivated by Mason's song "Oxygen" and left his phone number at the radio station, setting off a chain of events that would have Oberst and Mason hanging out, doing gigs together, and touring America. Lowe was also captivated by "Oxygen" and added it to his playlist when it appeared on Mason's debut, Where the Humans Eat, released by Team Love in Critics were positive about the album and unanimously shocked that the literate writer and performer of these songs was only Astralwerks reissued Where the Humans Eat in early with bonus tracks and videos added to the original album.

That same year Mason assembled a band that included Nina Violet and cousin Zak Borden , and in his sophomore record, If the Ocean Gets Rough, came out, while a live set at the Austin City Limits festival soon followed. By , two world tours had taken their toll and Mason sought respite back on Martha's Vineyard, only occasionally venturing further afield to play live. Mason had been making in his basement studio.

He was branching out. Heroux recalled. Heroux retained some of the naturalistic elements from Mr. Mason and his acoustic guitar. Heroux speaks of that time with fondness, particularly the night that the duo wound up in the basement of WVVY for a 2 a.

Mason read encyclopedia entries about pine cones and fir trees. Their spontaneity persisted when audio engineering shifted to Manhattan. While walking through Washington Square Park, they came upon a small marching band. Heroux convinced the band to learn one of the songs they were recording and the horns can be found on the new album. Heroux also layered in vocals sung by his partner and musical collaborator, Jessica Zambri.

The result is a texture of haunted sounds. Heroux said. I wanted to provide him with some company…some ghosts to keep him company throughout the record. Mason has had a few recent opportunities to play live. He describes the audience energy as being potent, as though people had been waiting for when they could gather again. He has been building up his immune system, he said, to protect himself as he returns to concerts in small performance spaces.

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Skip to main content. Search form Search. Thursday, August 5, - am. Then the global pandemic hit. Mason spent the lockdown at home on the Island.