Rhythms Unexplained

Rhythms Unexplained is the debut album from Cincinnati’s psych-rock band In The Pines guitarist and vocalist Charlie Horn. For his debut solo album Horn wraps these sturdy, sometimes country, leaning rock songs with shimmering, vintage synths (which Horn salvaged and rebuilt) and depthless layers of guitars that imbue these songs with light as Horn tackles a deeply personal loss that haunts most of these songs.

Fans of albums of pop songs that pull no punches like Conor Oberst’s Ruminations or Big Star’s Third should find a fellow traveller here - especially the latter if you are into achingly perfect recordings of someone who has spent a majority of their adult life obsessing over minute sounds but who can also devastate you with a single line. There is a lot of what makes In The Pines such a unique band in this record, highlighting Horn’s contributions as a sound-sculptor in that project, but in terms of emotional resonance Horn has his oscillator tuned to sounds that only he can hear.