On March 24, 2023, percussionist and producer Ben Sloan, who has performed and recorded with The National, Moses Sumney, Beth Orton, Mouse on Mars, Rozi Plain, Serengeti, and WHY?, releases his debut album, muted colors, a shapeshifting exploration of genre-fluid sound. And he brings a few of these friends on the journey. Featuring Sumney, Serengeti, Liz and Josiah Wolf of WHY?, and Felicia Douglass of Dirty Projectors, Sloan’s debut was culled from his digital scrapbook—old hard-drives, folders, field recordings, studio sessions, and countless voice memos—resulting in a time capsule-type album that feels frenetic, yet contemplative, betraying a heavy core beneath a flitting surface. “The album is something of an abstracted diary,” says Sloan. “Each track is a vignette, a little colorful, sensational world to briefly indulge.” For nearly a decade, over and over, Sloan toyed with, stowed away, unearthed, refined, then reburied the sounds on muted colors—a percussive construction site, a fleeting musical thought, a bird outside his bedroom window—until now, when they’re finally being heard by the world. But muted colors is not only intended to be heard, it’s also intended to be seen. credits released March 24, 2023 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.