Hammock

Hammock is Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, two multi-instrumentalists who started making music together in 2005. Their work tends toward atmospheric soundscapes built from guitars, synths, and piano, often with a slow, immersive quality. They've put out records like Departure Songs in 2008, Chasing After Shadows and Reaching Through the Darkness in 2010, and Universalis in 2022.

A track like "Dissonance" from 2010 gives a fair sense of their approach, layered, drifting, with a title that nods to the tension in their harmonies. Other songs, such as "(tonight) we burn like stars that never die" and "You Lost The Starlight In Your Eyes," follow a similar vein, leaning into mood and texture rather than conventional song structure.

They've kept at it steadily, with projects like The Sleepover Series running from 2014 into 2021. Their music doesn't shout; it unfolds, and that's remained true across their releases.