Eight tracks of pure cozy that somehow never get saccharine. Pawel Gorniak scored Quilts and Cats of Calico with live-recorded instruments that give everything this handmade warmth, matching the quilting puzzle gameplay perfectly.
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"Meows and Purrs" has a lilting acoustic guitar line that genuinely sounds like a cat stretching in a sunbeam. "Ginger" goes a little jazzier with light piano work that stays playful without being cutesy. And then "El Gato Negro" closes things out with this slightly mysterious flair, like a black cat slinking across the room at midnight.
The whole album feels like a rainy afternoon with a blanket and a cat on your lap. If you need to decompress in eight tracks or fewer, this is the one.