Colorado Native Weaves Captivating Ambient Soundscapes in Return to Nature

In the two years since the release of his previous album "Paradise Crick," Colorado native M. Sage has made a significant change in his life. After nearly a decade living in Chicago, Sage has returned to his home state, settling on a rural patch of land in the foothills of the Front Range, about 30 miles outside his hometown.

This homecoming has had a profound impact on Sage's creative process. For his latest album, "Tender / Wading," he has traded the idealized countryside of "Paradise Crick" for the real-life sounds of his new surroundings. Recorded in a barn-turned-studio on his property, the album features a blend of field recordings capturing the natural world, along with Sage's own playing on piano and clarinet.

Where "Paradise Crick" presented a wishful simulacrum of the great outdoors, "Tender / Wading" offers the unvarnished reality. Sage has traded the artificial means of his previous work for an intimate study of the way nature can challenge and inspire. The result is a captivating album of melodic ambient soundscapes that transport the listener to the untamed landscapes of Colorado.