Until It’s Just a Memory centers on Lauren Cade’s quietly distinctive style as a composer and improviser, with the xylophone placed at the heart of the record rather than at its edges. The instrument is treated not as ornament, but as a melodic and rhythmic anchor, shaping the emotional gravity of each piece.

Across the album, Cade’s touch favors clarity, restraint, and resonance. Lines unfold patiently, tones ring and decay, and space becomes part of the phrasing. The quartet responds with sensitivity, allowing the music to remain intimate, deliberate, and unforced; music that stays with you precisely because it never asks to be held.

Until It’s Just a Memory
Late Streetlight Theory
The Long Way Back
Corners Without Names
Static in the Hall
Hours You Can’t Keep
Borrowed Weather
Notes Left Unsent
The Shape of Waiting
Second Chair, Empty Room
After the Last Call
What We Didn’t Say