Radiance After Ruin - an interview with McLarnan

McLarnan is the ambient post-rock project of Iowa-based artist Aaron McLarnan, a sonic journey through the spaces between loss, memory, growth and hope. His music weaves textured guitars, field recordings, and layered loops into expansive, cinematic soundscapes that are alive, haunting, tender, and quietly powerful.

Drawing inspiration from artists like Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Rós, Mogwai, and This Will Destroy You; McLarnan creates compositions that are offerings for meditation, pauses for reflection, and vessels for the emotions words cannot capture.

Perfect for night drives, quiet reflection, or moments of personal reckoning, McLarnan’s music reminds us that even in solitude, we are not alone. It is raw, intimate, and luminous; a soundtrack for the fragile beautiful moments of being human.

It’s not about perfection, it’s about honesty.