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- Summary: The first instrumental solo release from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Steve Gunn was self-recorded in Berlin, Brooklyn and Latvia.
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- Record Label: Three Lobed Recordings
- Genre(s): Folk, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Aug 19, 2025Together, the ten pieces combine to create a surprisingly cohesive whole.
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The WireOct 17, 2025Music For Writers is lovely to review, both because it does exactly what its title suggests aiding concentration and contemplation for writers, and reviewers while standing up to a degree of scrutiny. [Nov 2025, p.53]
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UncutAug 19, 2025As the title wryly suggests, they work as an ambient field, though the pairing of soft-chiming strings and vaporous synth drone in "Mossy Stump" makes it a standout. [Sep 2025, p.31]
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Aug 19, 2025There are no singers here or elsewhere, but Gunn has nonetheless found a distinctive voice.
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Aug 19, 2025He devises a palette that lends texture and personality to Music for Writers. Still, not every composition stands out—“Pedvale Sunrise” sounds like someone noodling in a cloud—but even the ones that drift by in the background at the very least don’t rip you out of your writerly headspace.