Siena by Southern Shores

As Southern Shores, Jamie Townsend and Ben Dalton create sonic oases — patchworks of ephemera culled from all corners of the world. Following the release of the Siena (Part I) EP earlier this year, the Shores are now sharing Parts I and II collected together as the full-length album, Siena. If the first half of the record evokes the watercolor hues of the setting sun, then Siena's second half captures the moments just after — when the world is bathed in soft blues, and dusk ushers in the slowness of the coming twilight.

As Southern Shores, Jamie Townsend and Ben Dalton create sonic oases — patchworks of ephemera culled from all corners of the world. Since 2011, the Toronto-based duo has developed a signature style of deeply layered electronic music evoking faraway locales. A collage of samples and found sound, their songs cohere around soulful melodies delivered with a soft gaze and a playful heart.