Past Palms is a New York-based producer creating lush music to water your plants to. The music aims to encapsulate the feeling of surrounding yourself with an oasis of tropical houseplants while living in a grey, nature-less city. The plant-inspired artist released their 'Vernal' EP last spring with praise from Mixmag, who wrote, “The New York-based producer is steadily building a reputation for crafting lush soundscapes imbued with an organic sense of tranquillity.” Giving it an 8/10 score, Exclaim! called the EP “a beautifully arranged piece of music that somehow blends orchestral sounds with machine layering and jagged vocals.” Run The Trap lauded the “lush sounds this unique and incredible producer has blessed us with.” Spotify included the lead single, "Rainwater," on their hugely popular "Chill Tracks" playlist.
Past Palms then followed up 'Vernal' with a two-part single entitled 'When the Sun Reaches Its Highest Point in the Sky,' which Billboard described as “a gorgeous, transportive composition.” The release was premiered by
EDM.com, who wrote, "they've perfected the art of melding lush ambient soundscapes with the right amount of bass, making you feel as if you gained access to a private listening party in a vibrant, electronic forest.”
Now, the producer is preparing to release their third EP entitled 'Empyrean,' which features a more Eastern-inflected sound palette. Inspired by the scores of Avatar The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, Empyrean is a lush soundscape blooming with cascading harps, rainforest field recordings, ethereal strings, and warped vocal samples. The title acts as a direct contrast to the year in which it was made, 2020, serving as an expression of hope for a better day along the horizon.
Past Palms released their debut, self-titled EP on the 2019 summer solstice with an in-depth feature from Apartment Therapy, who described it as “music specifically for watering your plants.” NEST HQ wrote, “by the end [of the EP], I feel like I’ve gone straight to heaven.” XLR8R hailed it as “lush, angelic lo-fi,” and Stereofox praised it as their "first time seeing a blend of chillhop, downtempo and experimental electronica."