Cargo Records

Become Secret

They mine music from the most extreme intersection of beauty and melancholy." Pitchfork. "This is paranoid music that's utterly original and incredibly beautiful." - Exclaim! Well, what can I add? It's Picastro and they're back with a stripped down collection of hymns and nocturnes about the collapse of everything you know.

With a lean tool kit of cello drones, acoustic guitar plucks, and strident piano, Picastro summons anything from uncanny pop ('Pig & Sucker') to the free sprawl and stunning melodic depth of 'The Stiff'. Recorded by Greg Weeks of Espers, 'Become Secret' is an austere, but full-blooded waking dream. Picastro is Liz Hysen, Nick Storring, Brandon Valdivia, and Stephanie Vittas.