Walking a line between affecting ethereal beauty and a strange, eerie atmosphere, ‘Different Planets’ has a fittingly otherworldly feel. This solo outing from Kelcey Ayer, of Local Natives and Jaws of Love fame, fuses lush folk, electronic flourishes and hypnotic harmonies in such a unique and curious way. Penned for his newborn son on a baby blue ukulele gifted to him, the track finds a gorgeous dreamlike quality existing alongside something alien and uncanny – the latter aided by the surreal self-directed video which sees Ayer pursued and tormented by a figure in a wolf mask. The journey from a few notes on a child’s ukulele, to a track this deep and haunting, is a truly impressive feat of imagination and creativity. What’s more, somewhere wrapped up in all this, intentionally or subconsciously, lies a fitting metaphor for fatherhood. The euphoric sense of wonder that comes with welcoming new life into the world, and the unsettling realisation of all the responsibility that this new reality brings.