Lauge and E J R M have a new single out. It's Safe To Close Your Eyes arrived October 16 on Lost Note, and it comes in two versions of the title track: a standard version that runs two minutes and ten seconds, and an extended version that stretches to seven minutes and 24 seconds. Together they add up to roughly nine and a half minutes of ambient music.
The tracklist
- It's Safe To Close Your Eyes (2:10)
- It's Safe To Close Your Eyes, Extended (7:24)
Both tracks are credited to the pair, and the release lists Lost Note on its 2026 copyright line. Apple Music files it under ambient. On E J R M's Spotify profile it now sits at the top of the page as the latest release.
The two lengths do different jobs. The standard version is a little over two minutes, short enough to drop into any playlist. The extended version is more than three times as long, which suits a title that sounds like an invitation to drift off. Either way, it fits the hours when you want the room to go still: reading, winding down at night or trying to fall asleep.
The cover
The artwork matches the title. It is a dark, almost entirely black photograph with one source of light near the center: a lamp glowing under a patterned, rust colored cloth that has been draped over it, a small pull chain hanging below. Everything else fades into shadow. It reads like the last light left on in a house before bed.
Who made it
E J R M is an ambient artist based in Colorado. On the artist's Bandcamp page, E J R M sums up the goal simply: "I hope my music resonates with you and brings you a sense of stillness like it does for me." It has been a busy year: the albums It's Called Healing and Amid Thorns both came out in 2026, the latter on July 17.
Lauge is a fellow ambient producer and a regular partner. This is not the first time the two have worked together. Their track Flux came out back in 2021, and E J R M's five-track EP (extended play) Kites in the Clouds, released September 5, 2025, includes two songs made with Lauge: the title track and "Longing to Return." It's Safe To Close Your Eyes continues that run.
Listen
- Stream the single. It's Safe To Close Your Eyes on Spotify and on Apple Music.
- Go deeper. Kites in the Clouds and the rest of E J R M's catalog are on Bandcamp, where you can buy the music directly from the artist.
New to this corner of music? Start with our ambient music starter guide. For more recent releases in the same headspace, read about Fallen's double album on Touched Music and All One Breath.
