The Des Moines Register‘s Matthew LeimKheuler sat down with Patrick Tape Fleming to dig into Gloom Balloon’s epic new album, Drying the Eyes of the Goddess of Gloom, Underneath the Stars and the Moon, out today on LP/CD/DL from Maximum Ames Records:

Fleming set out on his latest record, Gloom Balloon’s “Drying the Eyes of the Goddess of Gloom Underneath the Stars and the Moon,” to pen a timeless letter of life and love to his son, Nilsson, who turns 2 in January. The ambitious, 14-song effort takes you through a 40-minute journey of thoughtful theatrics.