Both have rich musical backgrounds: Chasny being a member of the psych-rock outfit Comets on Fire & his solo project, Six Organs of Admittance, while Tomlinson has released numerous records as Voice of the Seven Woods/Thunders and under his own name.

The Spirit of Waves is one of cosmic cosiness, the sound of two friends talking late into the night. – 8/10 Uncut Magazine

…quietly beautiful, bringing together the spirit, the skill, the intelligence of two remarkable guitarists at play. – Aquarium Drunkard