Just as the opening line in Tyler Ramseys melody New Lost Ages proposes you better get yourself familiar with suffering because were living in a world that we cant understand so, too, becomes this notion that to truly find yourself in the ether and incessant white noise of modern society, one must simply let go of ego, pain and trauma in exchange for pure love. Im trying harder and harder to just roll with things and make moments that are beautiful, to appreciate everything we have, Ramsey says. Im trying to just be here and in the moment, with my family and with my music, and not get caught up in the sadness and fear that lies out there in our world to always pursue hope and compassion. Coming into his latest album, New Lost Ages, the celebrated singer-songwriter felt this deep, profound shift into a new, perhaps unknown, level of his ever-evolving melodic journey with one question lingering where to from here? And I think the where to from here is a feeling that Ive always had, Ramsey says. Its a feeling that shifts, whether its making music, having kids or just trying to figure out how to find stability in your music career its the continuation of your life and how youre able to make sense of it all. Captured at the legendary Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington, by storied producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, The Shins, Built to Spill), the 10-song LP is an ongoing sonic quest within Ramsey meticulously wandering across the musical landscape, this undulating tone of indie, rock and folk stylings. Each album carries me down a different path, every record drawing in new people, new experiences, Ramsey says. And New Lost Ages was this new process, where I really trusted a producer by handing over my songs and was willing to work on anything that he felt needed work.