And in keeping with that visage, Novulent, who uses the pronouns they/them, makes music that comes at you from a distance. On “rip,” in particular, Novulent’s vocals are more forward in the mix, albeit still laden with echo. Early efforts were slow love songs built around simple synth patterns and acoustic guitar, with vocals tuned down a few octaves. Novulent continued to push songs into the ether—“to basically nobody,” he said—until the track “Savior” gained some streaming traction. That, to me, is far more satisfying than keeping track of the number of streams I have.”Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.