Dorji’s new album is the guitarist’s most beguiling and accessible record thus far. without sacrificing his best tendencies. On low clouds hang, this land is on fire, slow-paced melancholia creates an unplanned (but ever intentional) journey, undulating between moments of despair and reassurance, isolation and collective solidarity.
Before you even hear its music it’s clear that this record is an address, but whereas past missives were calls to arms this one postures more as a plea for contemplation: more than do, Stateless wants you to think — even to hope. It has stakes subtler than Dorji’s other political records, and this makes the guitarist seem more present.
