{"product_id":"stare-away-in-absence","title":"Stare Away - In Absence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Stare Away, the solo project of New York City-based musician Ben Nelson, deals in music where atmosphere isn't decorative - it's load-bearing. In Absence, his seven-song debut EP on à La Carte Records, is built on brooding, synth-driven arrangements and melodies that linger well past their welcome. Rooted in the emotional vocabulary of post-punk and new wave without feeling like a nostalgia exercise, the record carries the shadowed grandeur of The Chameleons into firmly present-tense territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the urgent propulsion of \"Parting Ways\" to the cinematic sweep of \"Familiar,\" In Absence moves between moods with deliberate precision - restless, melancholic, and impossible to shake. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Nelson's eerie, echoing vocals create a sense of unease and alienation that lingers like an uninvited guest who refuses to leave. \" - Post-Punk. Com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spinster Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46232316215379,"sku":"652805573359","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/6399\/files\/4518753-3623211-1.jpg?v=1789151930","url":"https:\/\/www.spinsterrecords.com\/products\/stare-away-in-absence","provider":"Spinster Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}