Experimental composer Adam Michael Krause has returned with his first project in four years, “Experimental Americana at the End of the American Experiment.” The EP is a folk release that finds the Krause grappling with the fractured state of the nation through a distinctly Midwestern lens. This collection of songs weave traditional folk guitar with unconventional arrangements that push against genre boundaries. The result is a timely meditation on American identity that feels particularly poignant coming from an artist working in a city that has long embodied both the promises and contradictions of the American dream. Give it a listen here: