Patrick Olyn Benson - Heavy Head (2026) [Hi-Res]

The musician discovered a forgotten two-hour recording on a hard drive from a spontaneous solo performance in March 2024 at Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles, hosted by the owner of Heavy Water Coffee. Due to intense rehearsals with Vampire Weekend, the set was hastily prepared, featuring original songs, covers, and live ambient synthesizer improvisations. Released without edits, the album presents a raw, continuous soundscape where ambient guitar music seamlessly blends with coffee shop chatter and neighborhood birdsong.

Tracklist:
1-1 Patrick Olyn Benson - Ambient Guitar Tuning [9:50]
1-2 Patrick Olyn Benson - Memory Grove [7:36]
1-3 Patrick Olyn Benson - Exit Glaicer [3:44]
1-4 Patrick Olyn Benson - Bridge to Nowhere [2:45]
1-5 Patrick Olyn Benson - O Six [4:59]
1-6 Patrick Olyn Benson - Sunflower River Blues [5:02]
1-7 Patrick Olyn Benson - Sun Valley Blues [7:20]
1-8 Patrick Olyn Benson - Call Out To Me If Come Back [10:05]
1-9 Patrick Olyn Benson - As The Crow Flies [11:16]
1-10 Patrick Olyn Benson - Second Sunday [5:06]
1-11 Patrick Olyn Benson - Intermission Transmission [2:12]
1-12 Patrick Olyn Benson - Livin' the Only Way [7:21]
1-13 Patrick Olyn Benson - A Place I'd Rather Be [10:08]
1-14 Patrick Olyn Benson - Improvisation [19:29]
1-15 Patrick Olyn Benson - No.13 [20:23]
1-16 Patrick Olyn Benson - Convinced I'm Wrong [5:52]
1-17 Patrick Olyn Benson - Dawn Chorus [11:06]
1-18 Patrick Olyn Benson - Wide Blue Yonder [6:17]