Inlet is the fifth studio album by Hum. It was surprise-released digitally to Bandcamp on June 23, 2020. The album has been received positively by critics. It is the final album to feature original drummer Bryan St. Pere who died on July 1, 2021. This is the band’s first release since 1998’s Downward Is Heavenward and was recorded over several years. The individual band members had a few other musical ventures in the 2000s and the band intermittently reformed for festival appearances and short tours but began work in earnest on a new album coincidental to the anniversary of Downward Is Heavenward in 2018. Inlet was surprise-released digitally to Bandcamp on June 23, 2020.
Tracklist:
- Waves
- In the Den
- Desert Rambler
- Step into You
- The Summoning
- Cloud City
- Folding
- Shapeshifter
Hum
Jeff Dimpsey: bass guitar, design
Tim Lash: guitar, engineering, mixing at ELL, design
Bryan St. Pere: drums, design
Matt Talbott: guitar, vocals, engineering, design
Additional personnel
Sheila Metzner: photography
Maruice Mikkers: photography
Ohio Girl: design
Ryan Smith: mastering at Sterling Sound, Nashville
James Treichler: engineering
Bryan St. Pere (April 2, 1969 – July 1, 2021)
