Marking his first solo record since 2003’s highly acclaimed Muted, Brendon Whitney (a.k.a. Alias), who recently relocated from the bay back to his original stomping grounds of Portland, Maine, has returned with another album of lush beatscapes and melodic compositions. With the exception of collaborative tracks with Why? frontman Yoni Wolf and The One AM Radio, Resurgam–Latin for “I Shall Rise Again”–is a primarily instrumental affair, and even sees the seasoned anticon. mainstay stepping into ambient territory on a couple tracks. That’s not to say he’s abandoned his love for the drum machine one bit, and as heard on “Justamachine,” his skills have only grown with time. Photo by Suzy Poling.

Alias – Justamachine