Near the end of 2022, Austin, Texas-based post-punk/electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist 1st Base Runner, aka Tim Husmann, released his latest EP, Night Stalker. And just recently, 1st Base Runner was announced as part of the upcoming SXSW Festival. In April 2023, 1st Base Runner will release a new EP, Stay Gold, featuring Adam Byram (drums) and Kevin K. Rowe (bass). Now a trio, 1st Base Runner’s sound amalgamates elements of shoegaze and ’80s dark wave into cinematic music jampacked with shadowy surfaces of tension, release, and longing. Night Stalker begins with “In the Neighborhood,” travelling on trembling, oozing synths, followed by edgy, opaque tones. Husmann’s desolate, haunting voice enters, imbuing the tune with bleak, lonely suggestions. “Dark Drive Through the Can...