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<\/a><\/figure>\nWalrus Ghost<\/strong> is the alias under which Brooklyn-based artist Christian Banks<\/strong> creates instrumental music blended with elements of post-rock, ambient, folk, electronica, and lo-fi. After a debut full length album in 2014, and a follow-up collaborative album with jazz guitarist Max Frankl released by Hush Hush Records in 2018 (featured here<\/a>), Banks took a hiatus from releasing music while dealing with various health issues. The project returns in grand form this summer with a lovely new record entitled If You Could Be Here Now.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As consumers of music in an age of prolific streaming, it is easy to forget that the time, energy, and circumstances to make art are never guaranteed and are precious when they do converge and allow artists to create. As we move on to the next thing in the hours, weeks, months, and years after listening to an album, the lives of the artists go on and often in ways they don\u2019t expect. That was apparently very much the case here, with Banks quietly persevering through his struggles and continuing to record in his home studio. The music on If You Could Be Here Now<\/em><\/strong> may be new to our ears, but for Banks it is bonded to a significant and challenging part of his life over a period of years.<\/p>\n