Brand new album from Leftpop

New York-based artist Leftpop is the musical project of composer, pianist and producer Harrison Adams who’s built a world that stretches far beyond traditional performance spaces, bringing his sound to festivals, showcases, backyards, bars, basements and even theatrical spectacles. Collaborating with poets, projection artists or performing solo, he crafts experiences that blur the lines between music, performance and environment. Earning recognition for his work, he’s an award-nominated sound designer for theatre, an audio engineer and the mind behind the series Environs, curating performances where music and environmental themes intertwine.

As Leftpop, he pairs ambient electronics with fragments of poetic, disjointed songwriting to deliver a sound that’s exploratory yet intimate, full of textures that feel alive and in motion. It’s as much about mood and space as it is about melody, an ethos that also extends to his personal life, a love for wildflowers, the sound of rain and gatherings of all kinds, all of which filter through his work in meaningful ways.

Bringing us the perfect taste of his unique sonic vision, he shares his brand new album titled rain enough, a solo piano record inspired by the abundance and cycles of the natural world, revealing a softer, more meditative side of his artistic vision. Loosely structured and intuitively performed, the album distils a mindful sense of connection and across its eleven tracks, warm grand piano tones intertwine with the fluid chime of a Rhodes, balancing cinematic scope with a fragile human touch.

While working as a stagehand in an auditorium, Harrison would spend his lunch breaks tucked away in a basement corridor beside the scene shop, where a grand piano was kept. It was there, in stolen moments between work shifts, that the music began to take form. Seeking a sound that mirrored the flux of weather and the beauty of nature, he found it in the reflection of rain’s cycles, of the earth’s generosity and of the interconnection of life.

rain enough also represents a wider collaborative project; it arrives via New Memento, a fledgling label co-founded by Harrison and Pranav Mayuram. Together, they’re exploring material culture through music, treating it as a site of connection and joy and beyond releasing records. New Memento has launched a series of hand-drawn, hand-written zines and continues to curate Environs, a live performance series dedicated to environmental music in New York City.

Opened by “rain enough 11 27 2023,” the gentle sway of piano notes form a delicate piece of loose rhythmic focus and fluid structure, crafting a delicate balance between the strike of bass notes and sinuous lines of lead notes. The soft flutter of quite piano tones on “rain enough 01 16 2025” follows, offering an intriguing soundscape of hurried yet soothing composition that instils intricate melodic flickers in the flurry of notes.

Pieces like “sky” capture a hypnotic sound where sparse, sustained notes form an alluring scene while the warm shimmer of Rhodes texture on “bicycle notebook” delivers a charming and subtly playful sound. Elegant piano chords ring out on “clouds,” dashed with intricate lead notes that fall like rain drops, landing with soft splashes on the Rhodes pieces “storm” and the more mellow “yellow quilted lead pattern jacket,” where the warm bass tones stretch beneath subtly lively lead flourishes.

“flowers I-III” sees Harrison add smooth sax leads over tranquil piano backing, forming a stunning sound of atmospheric ambient music that builds with airy vocalisations. Closing the record with “fields return,” tender notes float through a dreamy soundscape to offer a minimal arrangement that gracefully concludes the release with a delightful finale. Released on a limited run of cassette via New Memento and launched via a well-received live show in New York, rain enough captures a magical musical moment from an artist with a unique perspective and truly original vision.

Listen to rain enough below