DeRuyter expands the boundaries of Americana music by combining acoustic and electronic elements. He released his sophomore album “Astral” in 2016. DeRuyter writes haunting soliloquies like Townes Van Zandt and sings with a spiritual expansiveness similar to Iron & Wine. Feathery guitar arrangements are complemented by dense electronic overtones, modal vocal melodies, and off-kilter lyrics about life and death. He delivers an ambient blend of folk, grunge, psychedelic rock, and alternative country. His music is described as a curve ball of tunes that meanders inconsistently through the boundaries of genre and space.