Downloadcode.Carving out an intensely introspective space in the overlap between electronic and acoustic sounds, the Los Angeles trio’s third album traffics in melancholy and occasionally ecstatic moods. Listening to Hundred Waters can feel like climbing into bed and pulling the duvet over you like a protective shield. The Los Angeles trio’s intimate, intricate music is perfect for when you’re longing for a safe, cozy refuge: It has the power to transport the listener to a hermetic space where there’s magic in the air and normal rules don’t apply. Nicole Miglis sings in a serene murmur, melodies twist and turn, and the lines blur between electronic and acoustic sounds. Voices sound like machines and vice versa; the moon peeks out of the shadows and rings like a bell. Hundred Waters’ music is remarkable in part because of its intense introversion, so the title of their third album, Communicating, is unexpected. Miscommunicating would have been just as fitting: These songs explore the gaps and barriers that keep us from connecting with the people we love.
