Unwed Sailor’s latest EP is particularly ambitious in scope and sonic diversity.

So when I say I had no idea what to expect when I slipped Circles into the player, I really mean that.

It’s uncanny how Unwed Sailor is able to convey emotion through a simple melody, a brush of a cymbal, a rolling bassline.

There are some hints of Tortoise’s more relaxed jams, but without the art-school edge