This is the latest offering from prolific composer and electronic experimentalist Leyland Kirby, who also releases albums under the name of "the Caretaker." This particular album was offered on Kirby's Bandcamp page in honour of his 40th birthday. The album appropriately contains 40 tracks of haunting, ambient reflection, and clocks in at a whopping 3 hours in length. The album is free but you can donate if you wish; Kirby suggests the price of a "birthday whiskey," as if you were in the same room celebrating with him.
It's easy to get completely lost with this album, but I'll refrain from saying that it's easy to get lost in this album. We Drink... is not an easy listening experience, it's not an album that you can simply give your full attention to for 3 straight hours. Instead, Kirby explains the album best by saying, "it should be used sparingly in your own favourite track combinations." So this is exactly how I use the album. I'll play it in the background on a rainy afternoon or evening as background music if I'm in that sort of mood. And this is the great thing about We Drink, when it's playing it can make you feel as if you're in some HBO drama, or even a David Lynch film. It serves as a form of escapism for me, like a long walk through the woods or a city park.
With regards to what the album actually sounds like, it's really best to take a listen for yourself. Or just read the description that Kirby gives,
"It can be used to uplift on the low days, to gain strength and clear the mind. Each track combines the same elements piano, digital strings, and synthesized choir. There are dark twists and light passages. It leads you somewhere whilst going nowhere."
That last bit, leads you somewhere whilst going nowhere, is really the best way to sum up the feeling of this ambient and reflective album.
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