{"product_id":"652805573359","title":"STARE AWAY – IN ABSENCE - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 652805573359 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: A LA CARTE RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: July 31, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\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. 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e1. In Absence\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e2. Seek Out\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e3. Faithless Hum\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e4. Parting Ways\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e5. Midnight Martyr\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e6. Wait Around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e7. Familiar\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"A LA CARTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44411069562979,"sku":"652805573359","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/image_9e2af12d-090a-4f7c-a59a-6846a7683a50.png?v=1785265918","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/652805573359","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}