Nashville Ambient Ensemble announces Light and Space

Nashville Ambient Ensemble’s debut release Cerulean in 2021 was pivotal in its collaborative, compositional nature. Headed by the visionary Michael Hix, the ensemble featuring Deli Paloma-Sisk (vocals), Jack Silverman (guitar), Kim Rueger (piano), and Luke Schneider (pedal steel), with the addition of violinist Alicia Enstrom, returned to score Nashville’s Frist Museum’s exhibit Light, Space, Surface: Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. NAE’s music moves you immediately, with its diaphanous layers, thoughtful composition, and sublime beauty. The new album is out on Centripetal Force Records on April 14th.

I am envious of anyone who got to see the live performance at the museum and compliment the curator’s brilliance pairing this aural display. Including a picture of one of the pieces on display from one of my favorite living sculptors, Gisela Colón, just because I can.

Listen to the Petal Motel interview with Michael Hix and Luke Schneider here.