Experimental indie-electronic duo Allegories return with “Baker’s Lung,” another entry in their ongoing series of transforming barebones ukulele sketches into idiosyncratic electronic sound sculptures. Plush, spacey, and nuanced, the track blends introspection with layered textures, expanding a simple progression into something cinematic, immersive, and otherworldly.

With “Baker’s Lung,” Allegories ruminate on mortality, meaning, and the elusive pursuit of fulfillment. As you imagine the future, how do you build when the foundation of what you thought mattered no longer fills that space? What do you do when your time is consumed by the hours of a career? Can you just contemplate and die? Or can you follow the breadcrumbs to fulfillment, maybe even enlightenment? Probably not, but worth asking. And worth trying.

“Baker’s Lung” started from a ukulele sketch with vocals. Allegories took that progression, moved it in new directions, and abandoned the original – a fun exercise where you have a map, but you have to burn it to get to the right location. It’s an existential meditation wrapped in the duo’s lush, genre-warped sound design.