Plume (Loscil album)

Plume is Loscil's fourth studio album for Kranky.^[3] It features contributions from Josh August Lindstrom (on vibraphone and xylophone), Krista Michelle Marshall (on guitar), Jason Anthony Zumpano (on Rhodes piano), and Stephen Michael Wood (on guitar).^[4]

Plume was originally released on May 22, 2006, through Kranky.^[2][5] The vinyl version of the album was released on October 16, 2015, through the same label.^[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Cokemachineglow	70%[8]
Pitchfork	5.6/10[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[10]

Fred Miketa of XLR8R stated, "Composed with perfect amounts of subtle delay, layer upon layer of blissful chimes, and plenty of space, Plume makes for a quintessential escape from life's daily rushes."^[11] Rob Theakston of AllMusic commented that "The band are disciplined in their freedom, playing melodic passages with sparseness and attention to timing."^[7] Seth K of Tiny Mix Tapes stated, "Plume is humbled by its players' subtlety, and although they're each going through their own self-sustained process, their instruments intertwine beautifully with one another, making their individuality invisible."^[10]

Meanwhile, Mark Abraham of Cokemachineglow commented that "Plume's success hinges on a brilliant idea, but it doesn't quite succeed on finding many different ways to explore the tension created between the extremes it tries to meld together, whatever you call them."^[8] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork stated, "Plume is certainly a nice-enough record, but it also seems like the kind of music Morgan could do well until the end of time."^[9]

The album's song "Rorschach" was used in the 2009 video game Osmos.