THINK LIKE A KEY MUSIC

Nick Frater’s Bivouac—his 11th album—is a 23-track pop trek into the woods, armed with whimsy and a middle finger to the man. Bacharach and McCartney pitch tents with Roger Joseph Manning Jr.’s Beck-dust, Luke Smith, and Joe Kane jamming by the fire. Mellotrons hum, Radiophonic tapes crackle, and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side synth growls (moon sold separately). It’s Ram meets Wizard with a Steely Dan nod—“Hello Monday!”—and a Tory roast. Escape the urban grind with satire-soaked hooks—Frater’s pitching camp, and it’s a riot.