Released: 28/06/24
Lee Underwood, longtime guitarist and collaborator with Tim Buckley, crafted the overlooked 1988 acoustic album California Sigh—a meditative blend of jazz, folk, and blues infused with New Age influences. Inspired by nature and spiritual thinkers like Osho and Alan Watts, the album features serene field recordings and ambient textures from Steve Roach, creating a tranquil, transcendent soundscape. Co-produced with Roach and dedicated to his late wife Sonia, California Sigh remains a quietly powerful, ahead-of-its-time acoustic journey deserving rediscovery.