Eli Owens’ second studio album, Knock Knock, and introduces us to the sonic palette at play: murmurous piano, percussion that scratches its way into the ear, field recordings from a distant fairytale and Owens’ vocals reverberating in the halls of their daydreams. The song also presents us with the record ’s core explorations of sobriety, failure and acceptance—“Once in a while / I find myself feeling good / Once in a while / I ask myself if I should,” sings Owens. More than a direct response to their decision to become sober, the album is an assemblage of tracks meticulously cultivated over the past few years, reflecting a time of personal ferment. “I just felt like my life was feeling very spirally, trapped and claustrophobic,” they say.