John Caroll Kirby
My Garden LP vinyl

My Garden is the 2019 debut album from Los Angeles-based pianist, composer and producer John Carroll Kirby, originally released on Stones Throw Records. It is a beautifully understated record that sits at the crossroads of jazz, ambient, new age, soul and experimental electronic music, introducing the distinctive world of an artist whose work is guided as much by atmosphere as by melody.

Across the album, Kirby combines warm acoustic piano with synthesizers, subtle percussion and hazy electronic textures. The compositions feel loose and organic, often unfolding with the patience of jazz improvisation while maintaining a gentle, almost dreamlike quality. Rather than demanding attention, My Garden creates a space to disappear into.

There is a remarkable sense of calm throughout the record, but it never becomes static. Tracks gradually shift and evolve, balancing delicate piano figures with softly psychedelic electronics and understated grooves. The result is intimate, spacious and deeply cinematic — music that feels equally at home in a quiet room, on a late-night drive or as the soundtrack to a slow Sunday morning.

My Garden also offers an early glimpse of the eclectic musical language Kirby would continue to develop across his later work: spiritual jazz, ambient music, synth-driven experimentation and a fascination with the subtle beauty of everyday sounds.

A warm, hypnotic and quietly adventurous debut — a perfect entry point into John Carroll Kirby’s singular musical universe.

NEW /  Released in 2020

Tracklist:

A1 Blueberry Beads

A2 By The Sea

A3 Night Croc

A4 Arroyo Seco

A5 Son Of Pucabufeo

A6 San Nicolas Island

A7 Humid Mood

A8 Lay You Down

A9 Wind