{"product_id":"stare-away-in-absence-lp-new","title":"Stare Away - In Absence LP NEW","description":"\u003cp\u003eStare Away - In Absence LP NEW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eà La Carte Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Stare Away, the solo project of New York City-based musician Ben Nelson, deals in music where atmosphere isn't decorative — it's load-bearing. In Absence, his seven-song debut EP on à La Carte Records, is built on brooding, synth-driven arrangements and melodies that linger well past their welcome. Rooted in the emotional vocabulary of post-punk and new wave without feeling like a nostalgia exercise, the record carries the shadowed grandeur of The Chameleons into firmly present-tense territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the urgent propulsion of \"\"Parting Ways\"\" to the cinematic sweep of \"\"Familiar,\"\" In Absence moves between moods with deliberate precision — restless, melancholic, and impossible to shake.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Eye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42336849920055,"sku":"652805573359","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0086\/6218\/8087\/files\/201375122958.jpg?v=1785287006","url":"https:\/\/hivoltagerecords.com\/products\/stare-away-in-absence-lp-new","provider":"Hi-Voltage Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}