Throughout one’s daily routines, one is faced with moments that test one’s nerves. For some, these moments surface during the morning commute, in the workplace, at home, while watching an intense movie, and in a countless number of other scenarios.
Matthew Cooper, under the moniker Eluvium, offers an aural antidote filled with rich soundscapes, deep textures, and at times sparse resonance. Eluvium’s latest LP, Copia, has the same depth and introversion that is the cornerstone of Eluvium’s discography, but here the guitar is abandoned for brass, a piano, an organ, and other strings. The change in instruments creates a shift in mood from Eluvium’s recent albums. Copia is more uplifting and feels, overall, more positive. If Talk Amongst the Trees is the sunset, then Copia is the sunrise. Its the innocence of the morning and a detox from the evening.