London based Dan Carney, formerly of alt-folkers Dark Captain, has a new solo project called Astronauts, and a debut album about to drop. Entitled Hollow Ponds after an area of Epping Forest in North-east London, the effort arrives on July 21st via Lo Recordings.
According to the press release, Hollow Ponds “combines the soft melancholy, psych-folky dynamics and bubbling electronic textures favoured by Dan in his former incarnation with more adventurous moments of good ol’fashioned spiky guitar abuse.”

Delivering a blissful ride, ‘Skydive’ serves as the album’s wonderful first taste. Wrap your ears around this beauty below.