Subscriber Playlist, July 2020: The Nostalgists

Softly melancholy music for autumn walks and thumbing through faded photos.

Over the years, there’s a slowly growing group of musicians that I’ve come to identify as “nostalgists.” Some of them may be affiliated with each other through shared labels, collaborations, and compilations, but in any case, they’re all united by a common, singular aesthetic.

Specifically, they all make dreamy, softly melancholy music that seems purpose…