Southpaw Pawprint Blend Psychoacoustics and Analogue Warmth on Dreamlike Debut EP “Cosy”

In a world that feels louder than ever, Southpaw Pawprint offer a gentle exhale. The multimedia art project’s debut EP, “Cosy”, out now via Top Floor Music, is a lush, psychoacoustic exploration of calm — a warm analogue refuge from digital overwhelm.

Across four immersive tracks, ‘Cosy’ takes listeners through the stages of sleep, blending psychoacoustic science and human emotion to create a truly enveloping experience. Each piece drifts deeper into stillness, using carefully crafted noise, gradually slowing BPMs, binaural rhythms, ASMR textures, and field recordings — from the roar of Yosemite Falls to the soft snore of a contented dog.

The result is a sonic balm — intimate, tactile, and deeply human. Eschewing modern digital gloss, Southpaw Pawprint draw from vintage synths, classic electric pianos, and real guitars to build a sound world that feels both nostalgic and restorative.

Visually, the project unfolds in a handcrafted 16-bit universe, a playful pixel world inspired by classic video games that mirrors the EP’s themes of comfort, reflection, and emotional restoration.

The mind behind Southpaw Pawprint is Pete Briley, whose 2025 has been nothing short of frenetic.

“I ran the Tokyo Marathon, flew straight to SXSW to play pedal steel with Toria Richings, then straight into a UK tour with The Outlaw Orchestra and into a busy festival season across the UK and into Europe,” Briley recalls. “When a family medical emergency forced me to stop and fly to Australia last minute, I hit a wall. I came home anxious and exhausted — I couldn’t switch off.

I started writing Southpaw’s music as therapy, revisiting my old psychoacoustics notes from university to find ways to help my brain unwind. When it worked, I thought maybe it could help someone else too.”

Equal parts art installation, sound experiment, and act of kindness, Southpaw Pawprint invite listeners to slow down, breathe, and get a little cosy.

‘Cosy’ is out now on all platforms via Top Floor Music.