The name Packaging may connote a cynical mindset about the music industry, but the musicthat duoDaniel Lyon and Connor Birch make is far from cynical. Instead, it’s a passionatemerging of elements from their distinct voices: krautrock chug, psychedelic swirl, electronicgrandeur, and tuneful accessibility, with a pinch of bristling self-awareness sprinkled on top.Their debut album,Packaging, is a suite of emotionally resonant songs about disconnection,ennui, and restless movement. Featuring several musical contributors, including Luke Temple(Here We Go Magic), Ash Reiter (Sugar Candy Mountain),James Barone (Beach House), andAndy Rauworth (Gauntlet Hair). The album, like actual packaging, is a tactile experience. Fromthe pulse-pounding rush of “Running Through The Airport” and “In My Pocket” to the woozymelancholia of “Didn’t Wanna Stay” andthe quietly devastating “On Holiday,” Lyon and Birchcombine their talents in ways that push each other to new emotive heights.