In The Far Sound’s latest record, Rick Pedrosa’s guitar strumming seems to reverberate endlessly, as it stretches across canyons and valleys. Even after it ends, it echoes in your mind, redefining the word “expansive.”
Though the band’s name seems to imply a large multi-instrumentalist ensemble, it’s instead a moniker for the Portland, Oregon-based pedal steel guitarist Pedrosa. Like his 2023 self-titled LP, The Far Sound’s latest release, To Heart, To Earth, could be filed in a record store under movie scores, TV soundtracks and ambient music. However, within these nine songs on his latest release, Pedrosa refines and deepens his sound through more improvisation, varied instrumentation and groove-centric music.