Post-rock mainstays Desktop Error just dropped their second studio album, Keep Looking at the Window. Now their

guitarist Sumeth “Bird” Puang-Ok has released a solo folk project under the name Sa-Hai-Hang-Sai-Lom. If you’ve caught his appearances as a guest artist for bands like Yaan and Alone Tournament, you’ll know he’s got a knack for various string instruments. This single sees Bird use his favorite, the Isaan pin (Northeastern string instrument), to produce what reminds us of a traditional song from that region. A very peaceful, low-key release.

 

Last year was a big one for this post-rock four-piece. They not only made their recording debut on So::On Dry Flower’s second Ghost Note Compilation but also opened for Japanese instrumental rock veterans TOE. Now the boys have come up with their first mini album, Do, which contains the new single “1.9 Miti.” The song sticks to the band’s staple sound with lots of intricate guitar playing interspersed with dreamy, atmospheric passages—and, of course, that rousing, noisy conclusion. The vocals, too, are a step up from the previous more childish offerings. A band on the up and up.