The inviting and perceptive songs on Rui Gabriel"s debut LP Compassion all tackle growing up. It"s about how the older you get, your priorities shift, friendships evolve, and responsibilities become inescapable. For Gabriel, the Indiana-based, Venezuela-born artist and co-founder of the acclaimed band Lawn, the changes in his own life inspired him to write a solo full-length that sounds like nothing the indie rock journeyman has done before. Across 10 vibrant tracks that combine ethereal pop with slacker-rock and piano-driven dance music, it"s a galvanizing showcase of personal growth and the grace you give yourself to push forward.[info sheet from distr.]