En Garde finds Ethan Gruska working in miniature — a collection of songs that whisper rather than declare. Morris co-wrote “Teenage Drug” and “Crash Cart,” two compositions that exemplify the record’s restrained intelligence. Each explores vulnerability as a form of craftsmanship, using sparse harmony and elliptical phrasing to evoke emotion without sentimentality. The result is music that rewards attention rather than demands it. Critics praised En Garde for its “uncommon intimacy” (NPR), and these co-writes embody that sensibility: quiet songs that feel meticulously observed, as if overheard rather than performed.