STARE AWAY
IN ABSENCE - LP

A LA CARTE RECORDS

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UPC: 652805573359
Label: A LA CARTE RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: July 31, 2026
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"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 Ã 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. From 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. "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

TRACK LIST:

1. In Absence

2. Seek Out

3. Faithless Hum

4. Parting Ways

5. Midnight Martyr

6. Wait Around

7. Familiar