The adjective "wistful" is defined as "showing pensive sadness." Many aspects of this definition are apt in a lot of modern classical music. While the definition itself often insinuates a sort of self indulgent melancholy, few things could be said about many of Peter Broderick’s releases that had any negative connotations. Much the same is true in Broderick’s latest offering, Float. Like many of his peers in the "modern classical" subset, Ólafur Arnalds for example, Broderick uses a multitude of devices to get his message across; synthesised drones and loosely scattered tidbits of banjo combined with euphoric string and piano sections... This is an extremely competent and impeccably conceived whole, which takes the listener on an emotional journey through a beautifully crafted rendition of moderate sadness and tentative hope. [Read Our Full Review]