Willis Earl Beal's last album Experiments in Time was released last summer. One year later, he's releasing Noctunes. It's out August 28 via Tender Loving Empire. That's album cut "Flying So Low" above.

In a statement, Beal called the album intentionally minimalistic. "People had all these ideas about what I was supposed to be," he said. "I had only ever wanted to make lullabies. ... I wanted to create this persona that could say everything perfectly with very little. The record, to me, is a perfect record. I listen to that thing a lot, and it helps me."

Noctunes:

01 Under You

02 Flying So Low

03 Like a Box

04 Lust

05 No Solution

06 Stay

07 Say the Words

08 Love Is All Around

09 Able to Wait

10 Survive

11 Start Over

12 12 Midnight

Read our 2013 interview with Beal and watch him on Pitchfork.tv's "+1":