Laptop Funeral - something blue (2023)

“Every time my head hurts it was you,” sings Ray Valerio (aka Laptop Funeral) on the title track of something blue, before fuzzy guitars crash in to fill out the spaces between acoustic strums and bedroom crooning. Valerio uses lo-fi production techniques not as a crutch but as one of many tools in her kit to create warm textures throughout the record, combining with field recordings and cozy synths in a testament to healing. “Today I Felt” (feat. woodthrush) might be a perfect example: twinkly acoustic pull-offs and harmonics, filtered through tape hiss, set the scene for her voice, crystal-clear and close-miked to an ASMR level of intimacy.

1.01 - Laptop Funeral - Light Blue Room (1:58)
1.02 - Laptop Funeral - Emily Loop (3:28)
1.03 - Laptop Funeral - A Warm Afternoon (2:52)
1.04 - Laptop Funeral - Breaking Point (3:49)
1.05 - Laptop Funeral - Whiplash (3:59)
1.06 - Laptop Funeral feat. With Love - Something Blue (4:33)
1.07 - Laptop Funeral feat. Metagirl - Love Notes (2:45)
1.08 - Laptop Funeral - Im Alright (2:23)
1.09 - Laptop Funeral feat. woodthrush - Today I Felt (2:15)
1.10 - Laptop Funeral - Figure 8 (3:18)
1.11 - Laptop Funeral - Get Well Soon (3:34)