{"product_id":"stare-away-in-absence","title":"Stare Away - In Absence","description":"\u003cp\u003eStare Away, the solo project of New York City-based musician Ben Nelson, deals in music where atmosphere isn't decorative — it's load-bearing. In Absence, his seven-song debut EP on à La Carte Records, is built on brooding, synth-driven arrangements and melodies that linger well past their welcome. Rooted in the emotional vocabulary of post-punk and new wave without feeling like a nostalgia exercise, the record carries the shadowed grandeur of The Chameleons into firmly present-tense territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the urgent propulsion of \"\"Parting Ways\"\" to the cinematic sweep of \"\"Familiar,\"\" In Absence moves between moods with deliberate precision — restless, melancholic, and impossible to shake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\"Nelson's eerie, echoing vocals create a sense of unease and alienation that lingers like an uninvited guest who refuses to leave.\"\" — Post-Punk.com\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A LA CARTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":57718412149080,"sku":"TKM-39872","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/369_20260710_1421_141033_055_p_0652805573359_021.jpg?v=1784125053","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/stare-away-in-absence","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}