In the spirit of vintage authenticity, the Italians Do It Better label has repackaged Chromatics‘ stunning 2007 album, Night Drive, with an analog remastering of its 10 tracks and a small handful of unreleased Johnny Jewel Italo jams. Obviously, the Portland outfit’s vintage-sounding instrumentation and production aesthetic drive the sterling “Circled Sun,” but it’s Ruth Radelet’s sublime vocal performance that radiates as the star of the song. Her voice quietly calls out through rolling drum-machine sounds, chilly synth twinkles, and barren guitar strums—providing the song with the only sound more glowing than its analog warmth as she sings, “Circled sun, you are not the only one.” (via Gorilla vs. Bear)

Circled Sun