Carnation

Singer-songwriter Daughn Gibson releases his third studio album, 'Carnation,' through Sub Pop. The follow-up to 2013's 'Me Moan' was co-produced by Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Tim Hecker) and recorded at Avast Studios in Seattle, Washington.

Shot through with a deep sensuality, 'Carnation' is a high-wire balancing act, at times sexual, emotionally intense and comforting. The album features Daughn's strongest songwriting yet, with lyrical subject matter that shares a kinship with writers Raymond Carver and Donald Ray Pollack.

The music here combines with those lyrics to widescreen effect, and Carnation feels filmic in its execution: It evokes, and in many ways pays homage to, the works of Tim Burton, Pier Paulo Pasolini, and John Waters.