Stina Thomas is a well-respectedcomposer andperformer in Perth, whereshe currently resides.Summers in Mariana is hersecond album, and itconsists of ten beautifully crafted instrumentalpieces. These predominantly feature acombination of keyboard instruments (piano, harmonium, korg) around which arewoven various beats, loops, and samples,with tremendous understated melody andattention to tonal subtlety. This is warm,intimate album: playful, joyous, deeplyemotional, and highly recommended.

Lisa MacKinney is from Readings Carlton