After releasing a series of impressive singles, Los Angeles band No Swoon put out their self-titled debut album in 2019. The expansive dream-pop epic explored literary themes, political protest, and intimate self-reflection. It also displayed the band’s maturing style, with nods toward some of the great post-punk british bands of the 80s (Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and Joy Division, etc).
No Swoon recorded the lionshare of Take Your Time by themselves in western Massachusetts, amidst the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. The record sees Abbott performing on guitar and vocals, with Nestel-Patt taking on synthesizer, bass, and engineering duties. The band enlisted drummer Jon Smith to add the crucial rhythm tracks, and after some further contributions by Peter Wagner on guitar (Furrows, Olden Yolk), Jake Aaron on additional production (Snail Mail, Grizzly Bear), and Charlie Van Kirk on the loose ends, the renowned Chris Coady took on the task of mixing the album (Beach House, Amen Dunes, Hand Habits), elevating the already entrancing set of songs into something otherworldly.