Grade: B
Producer Brian Eno — best known for his work with Talking Heads and U2 — has created an instrumental record in a genre he practically invented: ambient electronic. The tracks on “Small Craft on a Milk Sea” are more compositions than traditional songs, as gentle keyboards swirl behind electronic blips and ominous guitar chords. While this sense of darkness is no surprise, it’s also slightly disappointing considering Eno’s association with some of rock’s most uplifting music, like Coldplay. “Small Craft” can’t be accused of, despite vaguely eerie undertones, a lack of focus, because Eno is too good of a pop producer to ever lack accessibility.