Pol Tonin conjures memory and meaning on debut album 'New Home'

There’s a quiet intensity to 'New Home' that reveals itself slowly, like walking through a building designed for feeling. Under the Pol Tonin moniker, Daniel Pabst channels decades of artistic exploration into a debut that feels deeply considered, almost sculptural in its construction.

Throughout the release, these songs unfold with a patience that feels deliberate, almost architectural in its pacing. Each moment feels placed, measured, and allowed to resonate fully before the next emerges.

Lead single ‘Dear Pol’ offers the clearest entry point into this world. There’s an intimacy to it that is stripped-back, reflective, and quietly searching. It leans into subtlety, letting its emotional weight build gradually as it plays. The result is something that feels personal without ever becoming insular, drawing us into its orbit rather than pushing outward.

Across the record, that balance between restraint and expression becomes its defining strength. Pabst’s experience in improvised music is woven into the DNA of the project, but it’s never indulgent. Instead, it manifests as songs that feel alive, shifting slightly with each listen, revealing new textures and details beneath their surface.

What makes the album particularly compelling is how it bridges worlds. There are traces of folk, certainly, but they’re refracted through something more experimental that resists easy categorisation. Acoustic elements feel grounded, while subtle manipulations introduce a sense of abstraction, creating a dialogue between the tangible and the intangible.

It’s the work of someone who has spent years refining their voice by building something lasting. And that patience pays off. Every detail feels intentional, and every choice is part of a wider vision.

In all, 'New Home is a meeting point of disciplines, experiences, and ideas. And in that convergence, Pol Tonin builds something you can step inside of.