He has released three solo albums and produces mostly instrumental music that combines electronica and acoustic guitars with psychedelic influences.

[2] He has toured internationally as a solo artist supporting among others Julianna Barwick[3] and Jenny Hval while playing headlining shows in Europe, North America, Japan and Australia.

[4] Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, McGuire first picked up a guitar at the age of 9 and played in a variety of high-school bands.

[8] Released in September 2011, the album was described by the New York Times as 'album is warm, well paced, reassuring, confident and manageable in length; it's also self-consciously naïve in feeling, floppy and weirdly distant'.

[1] Released on February 3, 2014, through Dead Oceans Records, McGuire described the album as 'about the journey of an individual entering the world, and his quest for true knowledge about the universe and about himself'.