Atmosphere - Jestures - LP

On Jestures, Atmosphere’s sprawling new album, Slug digs deep into the complexities of life, confronting the unexpected points of friction in middle-aged domesticity and stability. Long past the belief that great art needs great pain, he challenges the notion that creativity must stem from trauma. Instead, their fifth release of the 2020s explores a different kind of tension—one rooted in reflection, responsibility, and the quiet revelations of daily life. The result is a record that captures personal evolution without romanticizing the past or fearing the future. 

The album’s format is as ambitious as its themes: 26 songs, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet, sequenced in order from A to Z. Even the guest features follow suit—Evidence appears on “Effortless,” Kurious on “Kilowatts,” and Musab, Muja Messiah, and 
Mike the Martyr all land on “Mash.” While the tracklist might seem sprawling, many of these songs are deceptively short—often just one or two verses—delivering their core ideas with surgical precision. The effect is a curated, flowing mosaic that captures a full emotional and creative arc without overstaying its welcome.

More than a retrospective, Jestures is a meditation on movement and meaning—on how time shapes us, and how even the mundane can be transformative. Slug blends past and present with ease, referencing iconic Atmosphere sounds while exploring evolving relationships, memory, and self-awareness. Ant’s rich production provides the perfect 
backdrop, shifting between electro-glitch, somber drones, and playful twang. At its heart, Jestures is a story of progress, building toward a future defined by resilience and creative clarity.

 01 : Asshole 
02 : Baby
 03 : Caddy
 04 : Daley
 05 : Effortless
 feat. Evidence
 06 : Furthermore
 07 : Grateful
 08 : Heavy Lifting 
feat. Haphduzn 
09 : Instrument
 10 : Jester 
11 : Kilowatts
 feat. Kurious
 12 : Locusts
 13 : Mash
 feat. Mike the Martyr

14 : Neptune
 15 : Ophidiophobia
 16 : Past
 17 : Quicksand
 18 : Really
 19 : Sean
 20 : Trying
 21 : Used To
 22 : Velour
 23 : Westbound
 24 : XXX
 25 : Yearning
 feat. Yoni Wolf of WHY?
 26 : Zorro
 feat. ZooDeVille
 Musab, and Muja Messiah