David Smalt dropped his new single "dear old Earth", and it’s every bit as professionally tuned and yet DIY-esque and loose as his previous release, the 2018 debut LP Fragile Magick. Smalt’s vocal range and dreamy delivery shine on the new track, which features his sparse guitar strumming tucked into waves of dark synths and a clockwork drum machine. Though the first part of the song contains wonderful lyrics written in Smalt’s poetic style, the second half washes you away into a climax of chords and tremolo before sinking you into a watery soundscape and fading to a single note. It’s got the bedroom pop vibe that’s catching all the attention online, but "dear old Earth" shines in its execution and production. Don’t sleep on it; listen to the track below. – Will Sisskind
