Zach Shigeto Saginaw, who records simply as Shigeto, hails from Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he has become a key member and rising star of avant garde electronic label Ghostly International. His second full-length album, No Better Time Than Now, is due August 20th.
As the title indicates, the album celebrates living in the moment, and it reportedly carries more energetic immediacy than his past work. That said, a press release points out that fans will also find “all the hallmarks of his sound here — the warm, inviting washes of liquid synth sounds, the intricate production, the jazz-influenced arrangements.”
The announcements notes that No Better Time Than Now is an optimistic work, and Shigeto said in a statement, “The last year was definitely…
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…a significant turning point in my life both musically and personally, but life has its way of working things out in the strangest of ways. I spent most of the year traveling and that gave me a lot of time to think. I got to know myself a lot better and that helped me be more honest with myself… That helped me write more honest music and gave me inspiration and excitement for the future.”