Theodor - Holocene

Holocene sees Theodor stepping fully into the light, refining the mellow, psychedelic soul that turned their debut into a quiet word-of-mouth favorite. Drawing from ’60s jazz and ’70s soul and funk, the album moves with patience and warmth, with acoustic drums, elastic basslines, and hazy synths framing dual falsetto vocals that reflect on memory, loss, and the vastness beyond the everyday. There’s a cinematic calm to these ten tracks, equally suited to solitary listening or late-afternoon heat. Think the soft-focus synth glow of AIR, early-era Mac DeMarco, and a deep love for classic soul, filtered through a contemporary, unhurried lens.