There’s something delightfully uncomplicated about the music of Unwed Sailor.
Founding member and bassist Johnathon Ford (Pedro the Lion, Roadside Monument) infuses the instrumental tracks with his distinct, melodic bass lines while drummer Matt Putman and guitarist David Swatzell fill in the blanks with a sound that embraces the basic framework of so many different styles: new wave, post-rock, krautrock, you name it. Floating above it all is a sense of nostalgia that’s bittersweet and somehow never condescending or derivative.
Their latest album, High Remembrance, follows last year’s Cruel Entertainment and continues a prolific streak that began in 2019 after a decade-long hiatus. This album, their 11th,…