Since leaving Mac Demarco’s touring band in 2013, Peter Sagar has been releasing music as Homeshake. His first two albums albums, In the Shower and Midnight Snack, were not terribly far from DeMarco’s own charm.

On his third album, Fresh Air, Sagar incorporates new tropes, including AM-radio yacht rock and quiet storm R&B, into his practice. He’s incorporated the off-kilter guitar playing of his earlier work into his new sound, cleaved from cheap synthesizers and drum machines, and the result could be described as thrift store synthpop, or as it might have been called eight years ago: chillwave. Generally, this vibe suits Sagar. The architecture of his sound has always held some of the funniest parts of the ’80s at its core. And here, the pure sleaziness he is able to extract from his instruments can be gloriously campy, or unexpectedly elegant and morose. But he’s also capable of laying down the cheese too thick.

TRACKLIST :

A1 Hello Welcome 1:04

A2 Call Me Up 2:28

A3 Not U 2:47

A4 Every Single Thing 2:35

A5 Wrapping Up 3:47

A6 Getting Down Pt. II (He's Cooling Down) 2:03

A7 Timing 3:34

B1 TV Volume 2:57

B2 Khmlwugh 3:35

B3 Fresh Air 6:06

B4 Serious 2:59

B5 So She 3:27

B6 This Way 5:32

B7 Signing Off 0:13