If any shimmers of light shone through on Cloth’s 2019 debut, they have made sure to blot them out on this follow-up EP. Here, this Glasgow dream-pop duo seem to be plunging themselves into the darkness, beckoning the listener to follow. Across four tracks, they resist any opportunity to scale up their sound, relying on throbbing and unassuming rhythms that play out in the background while spectral melodies dot each song. 

Although their music can be bewitching, a lack of ambition can be frustrating and prevents them from carving out a sound beyond influences such as Cocteau Twins and the xx. ‘Lucid’, the EP’s lead single, does hint at a sense of momentum in its back half, where a driving piano chord melds with Rachael Swinton’s icy vocals to create a sweeping and dramatic soundscape. However, the song falls away before it’s allowed to offer us a final act. 

They’re a bit more successful on final track ‘Sidecar’, which has echoes of Beach House’s Teen Dream/Bloom cinematic splendour. As a stop gap before a presumed second LP, Low Sun is an effective reintroduction to Cloth. While there’s not a thing wrong with any of these four pieces, they ultimately float away without leaving much of a memory. 

Released on Friday 7 October on Rock Action Records.