Sun Araw, “Crete” (listen here)

This is the modern indie version of a late-‘70s European-prog band like Tangerine Dream—same grandiose imagery and leisurely groove-finding, but without the bloat. Its leanness is what makes this instrumental track (which lasts nine and a half minutes but seems like an hour) at all palatable to me. You can sense the sweat; the creativity is feverish, even if the rhythm is laid back. “Crete” is from the presumed concept album Ancient Romans, on which all the tracks have titles from antiquity, like “Impluvium,” “Lute and Lyre” and “Fit for Caesar”). Sun Araw, otherwise known as Cameron Stallone is currently on an East Coast tour, playing New York, Maryland and New Jersey between June 2 and 7.