Head in the Clouds
‘Head in the Clouds’ collects my work from the past three years and is the first full-length album since I started No Time for Tapes in 2020. After releasing two EPs and a couple of singles, it felt like the right moment to explore something more cohesive.
To me, this album captures moments of everyday life that pass softly but leave an impression. Many of the tracks were written in between things and over time and are inspired by nature and our surroundings. Combining acoustic instruments, field recordings, and electronic textures, the album explores a sound that aims to feel calm but evolving at the same time.
 Listen here |  |  |
|---|---|---|
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
Track by Track
1. Time Flies (Intro)
‘Time Flies’ is built around sped-up guitar fragments and ambient layers. The intro track is inspired by the fleeting nature of time in everyday life. As it can sometimes feel like life tends to speed up or rushes by. For me, it marks the beginning of a journey through the following tracks of the album.
2. Bird Song
‘Bird Song’ is the second single of the album. It is a track about letting your mind take flight and drifting with the summer breeze. It blends playful rhythms and soft guitar melodies with bird recordings captured outside my window. To me, it's about a curious and optimistic perspective on things.
3. Stargazing
‘Stargazing’ shifts between slower and more energetic sections, combining guitar-driven passages and quite dynamic drums. Midway, the track opens into a more ambient section with Rhodes textures. It’s inspired by the feeling of sitting by the ocean under a clear nightly sky. I think it’s about being still while everything around you seems to keep moving.
4. Oak Tree
‘Oak Tree’ is a track about noticing change during seasons. It’s inspired by looking out the window in soft October light, watching a tree slowly shift in color. Bright ukulele melodies and rhythmic details bring a sense of movement, while piano and cello add a more reflective tone. Autumn is my favorite season, and with this track, I wanted to capture a bit of how it feels to me.
5. Rainy Days
‘Rainy Days’ is a track about the calm that can come with grey skies and pouring rain. I used mellow guitar lines, hip hop–influenced drums, and some atmospheric layers on this track. It aims to capture the kind of calm you feel when you're inside on a rainy afternoon in spring or autumn. To me, it’s about finding comfort in that in-between mood.
6. Bloom
‘Bloom’ is a mellow, atmospheric track inspired by the feeling of early spring. I used warm textures, soft electric piano and guitar, and subtle field recordings on this one. This track represents the joy of noticing small changes in nature and our surroundings and taking the time to appreciate them.
7. Head in the Clouds
‘Head in the Clouds’ is the title track and also the fastest and most energetic track on the album. Driven by dynamic acoustic drums and a rhythmic bass line, it captures a more upbeat side of drifting off. For me, it’s about being open to the world around you and appreciating the different ways we all perceive things.
8. Stargazing (Ambient Edit)
This Ambient Edit revisits the original track from a slower, more atmospheric angle. I removed the percussion and put some of the melodies in a lower register. While the overall mood remains the same, this version gives more room to the melodic sounds and field recordings.
Credits for Head in the Clouds:
Released November 07, 2025
Tale Town Records
Credits for the cover art go to my lovely wife