In 2015, Chicago singer-songwriter Owen Ashworth told me he considered Nephew in the Wild, the then-forthcoming second album of his solo project Advance Base, a make-or-break effort: “The fate of this record will decide how much time I can put into music in the future, as far as how much I share with the world.” Since then, the indie veteran has noticeably ramped up his label, Orindal, which began as a vehicle to release his own work but has since blossomed into a valuable outlet that champions a loose coterie of musicians who share his deft grip on atmosphere and intimacy (the July debut album from Gia Margaret, There’s Always Glimmer, is the latest great addition to the label). Though juggling fatherhood and Ordinal made it difficult for Ashworth to find time for his own work, he continued writing Advance Base material.…
In 2015, Chicago singer-songwriter Owen Ashworth told me he considered Nephew in the Wild, the then-forthcoming second album of his solo project Advance Base, a make-or-break effort: “The fate of this record will decide how much time I can put into music in the future, as far as how much I share with the world.” Since then, the indie veteran has noticeably ramped up his label, Orindal, which began as a vehicle to release his own work but has since blossomed into a valuable outlet that champions a loose coterie of musicians who share his deft grip on atmosphere and intimacy (the July debut album from Gia Margaret, There’s Always Glimmer, is the latest great addition to the label). Though juggling fatherhood and Ordinal made it difficult for Ashworth to find time for his own work, he continued writing Advance Base material.…