Distance does indeed make the heart grow fonder. I’m in the thick of it right now.
My partner lives in Washington, D.C., and I’m here in New York. We see each other every weekend, yet there’s no denying the days in between sharpen the absence. A void yearning to be filled.
On a vastly different timeline, music maker Thom Guida (Loure) finds himself returning to the art he loves after a fair stretch between drinks. He, too, is learning the pull towards something only distance seems to amplify.
Loure’s maiden EP, Westside Movements, made waves. Released back in 2017 via Noire & Blanche, the bundle felt like a blueprint for how jazz-house should sound. Track two, “Keep It Real,” still carries a cult following to this day. It’s the kind of record I still hear in coffee shops where someone on staff has a solid ear.
Up until 2021, the Melb/Naarm local continued drip-feeding EPs to his legion, cementing his knack for pairing beautiful wind instruments with club-minded programming. And then, the line went dead… until now.
“Always” begins like an F1 car on the grid, launching from its starting line with gusto. In some ways, it feels symbolic of Loure’s thirst to create returning — the ignition of a mental engine that’s been sitting idle now roaring back to life.
