Downpilot is the solo project of singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and recording engineer Paul Hiraga. His seventh album, The Forecast, is the boldest, most exquisitely crafted Downpilot album to date. A trip across multiple decades with influences subtly ranging from the melodic Laurel Canyon-esque ballads (“Balancer”), to Baroque and Sunshine Pop of the late 60s and 70s (“Strangers Hotel”), to 90s Britpop (“Red Desert”), all with a 21st Century spin, it’s nothing less than an achievement that The Forecast hangs together so wonderfully as a cohesive body of work.