Jamie Krasner is a key figure in New York's underground scene. A prolific collaborator with artists such as Oli XL, Yves Tumor, and Drew McDowall (Coil), her solo project, james K, is where she turns her gaze inwards to craft elastic and ethereal pop. Her third solo album, Friend (2025), released on AD93 to critical acclaim; it is a fruitful outcome to james K's serial experiments in dream pop and beyond. Krasner's downtempo music offers a sense of connection among the digital fray of contemporary times, but she circumnavigates the hyper-acceleration of the modern moment, offering instead her music at a glitchy and meditative 56k-modem pace. As a true friend often does, Krasner's Friend leads listeners into a personal and emotive space that is both welcoming and challenging. Its murmuring bit-crushed sounds border on lo-fi aesthetics, yet the james K sound could not be described as anything other than pristine. Her brand of soft shoegazy pop and undulating trip-hop sits gracefully atop a cushion of expansive ambience and broad bass.