Cloudbelly is the recording project of Corey Laitman from Montague, Massachusetts. Working in collaboration with producer Anand Nayak, Laitman blends indie folk with subtle pop and electronic sensibilities to conjure a sound delicate and tender-hearted, a style which marks their forthcoming album thou / them out this summer on Signature Sounds. Ahead of the release, Cloudbelly is sharing a series of singles, from intimate finger-picked confessional ‘Up in Smoke’ to the reflective and slow dawning ‘Whistling’, tracks united by their warm and sincere style.
Latest single ‘Leavened’ follows on from this. A track built on a bed of gentle, dreamy synths, over which Laitman’s vocals are left to drift. But as the song progresses this backdrop gradually swells with rich ambient tones and vocal harmonies, a steady increase which never quite reaches any cathartic crescendo yet nevertheless realises a certain power. This is turn lifts Laitman’s delivery into its own confident space, the lyrics finding assurance in their contemplation of identity and relationships.
and sometimes I’m a cowboy
and sometimes, I’m a girl
but mostly I’m a pale blue thief
whose water drank the world
‘Leavened’ is out now and available from the Cloudbelly Bandcamp page. thou / them will be released later this year on Signature Sounds.
