new album from vin downes & tom eaton
“until the light was gone”
available may 29, 2026
“until the light was gone plays less like a collection of individual compositions and more like a shared meditation on space, memory and quiet heart to heart connection. it's the sound of two artists discovering how naturally their musical languages intertwine—and inviting listeners to slow down, breathe and linger in the majestic stillness that arrives just before the light finally fades."
“a stunning achievement in ambient storytelling…it is clear that eaton and downes are following a singular, shared muse, creating a seamless musical tapestry that demands to be heard again and again”
michael foster ~ ambient visions
“when it's not washing you away on a floaty warm river of sound, it catches you with lightly toe-tapping rhythms and hummable melodies…it's got that level of comfort, of ease, of pure environmental melty-ness. You just sit back and let it do its thing.”
john shanahan ~ hypnagogue podcast
“…everything feels shaped by an almost narrative coherence, as if every sonic decision responds to the same internal pulse. from the treatment of space to the handling of silence, passing through melodies that achieve a delicate balance between the ethereal and the tangible.”
leandro torres ~ cyclical magazine
“there’s a shoegaze-adjacent haze in the way sounds overlap and diffuse, though the overall clarity remains intact. the result is a delicate balance between detail and distance, where each element is perceptible yet never isolated. every component—rhythm, melody, texture—feels aligned toward a shared intention. nothing appears excessive, and nothing feels missing. it’s a composition that understands restraint, allowing space to become as meaningful as sound.”
"imagine honey in all its sweet viscous splendor as a sweetly dark and reverberant sonic experience. that is the essence of until the light was gone from vin downes and tom eaton. a pristine exhilaration with extraordinary breadth and depth.
james filkins ~ composer/guitarist/author
“until the light was gone” offers almost an hour of warm, soothing sounds to wrap yourself in as you let go of any stress and allow yourself to just breathe. it builds from solo guitar into multi-layered rhythmic atmospheres until it returns to the simplicity of solo piano, ending its journey in the darkness before dawn….
"until the light was gone" is truly exceptional!"
kathy parsons ~ mainly piano