Brooklyn-based indie-pop artist and producer Papi Shiitake recently dropped his debut album, Wabi-Sabi, a collection of ’60s-inspired dreamscapes that lower pressure and elevate tranquillity. Written and recorded by Papi and partner Ryan Seiloff at their homes in Brooklyn, NY, and San Diego, CA, respectively, Wabi-Sabi was mixed by Brandon Bost of Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga fame and mastered by Ryan Schwabe. The animated characters, the album art, and the overall album aesthetic was created by a Chinese artist known only as Sedyrung. Speaking about the aesthetics of his sound, Papi says, “I’m always looking towards the horizon and by the nature of just looking, you kind of naturally drift there. I knew that I wanted to be the album to be bigger than ‘Quarantine Dream.’ But in a way, what y...