Producer Scott Hansen, also known as Tycho, continued his string of good releases with 2014’sAwake. Even though the album provides no singing and is very ambient in nature, Awake lives up to its name and will not put anyone to sleep. He gives each song a certain build up that keeps listeners engaged. I would label this as the perfect studying music as I could see myself just getting zoned in with each track and breezing through hours of work. You won’t hear these songs on the radio anytime soon, but there is definitely a place in the music world for Tycho. -Brennan O’Neil