Argentina's Paula García titled her solo project
Sobrenadar, the Spanish word for supernatant, and her music is fittingly weightless, evoking the sensation of floating in a giant pool on a bright summer day. Her brand of ambient dream pop typically consists of gently paced electronic beats, hazy melodies similar to
Boards of Canada or
Ulrich Schnauss, softly shimmering guitar, and García's breezy Spanish-language vocals.
Y is her first album for British label Sonic Cathedral following nearly a decade's worth of self-released albums and EPs, and it's as gorgeous as anything else she's recorded. The album's songs all generally exist in the same calm, daydreaming mode, although there are some hints of darker moods, with a bit of crunchy distortion lacing "Punto de Partida" and the stunningly lovely "Cruce." Even though the songs are impeccably crafted, they do tend to drift by without leaving a distinct impression. This hardly registers as a complaint, however, since the album sounds so sublime and soothing while it's being played.