Back in the cursed year of 2020 Bill Nace released what might be considered his first “statement” solo record, Both, which was also his first for Drag City. That record rules, and Through A Room is even better

If you want to hear Nace in full-on harsh squall formation, there are lots of recordings and live documents to enjoy, but Through A Room displays him at his most considered and melodic, very much solo and lurking in the colorful maze that is his mind (possibly depicted through Dan Higgs’s cover painting).

His guitar (and small assortment of other sound-making devices) throbs, pulses, tickles and wheezes throughout.