Ned Roberts - Dream Sweetheart (2020)

Dream Sweetheart is Ned Roberts’ third album, and his third with producer Luther Russell, recorded in LA in Electrosound Studios. His eponymous debut was a predominantly solo affair, and garnered significant national press. The second, Outside My Mind, added an Americana expanse to the folk foundations of his debut, cutting live to tape to create a warm, spacious sound.

Dream Sweetheart builds further on this creative dynamic. With ten days in the studio, and working from simple acoustic demos, the ethos of the record was one of invention and spontaneity. The copper pan loops on Slower than the Sea, the train/rain soundtrack to Stay A Little Longer, the late night recording of cicadas that accompanies Miles Between - these are just a sample of the soundscapes that resulted from staying open and alive to the possibilities each song suggested, whilst keeping Ned’s voice front and centre.