Experimental sound auteur Julianna Barwick last left us with the taste of her brewery-backed Rosabi EP, but will next be giving listeners a more full-bodied release. Her third proper full-length is titled Will, and it arrives May 6 via Dead Oceans.
A press release notes that the new album is the proper follow-up to 2013's Nepenthe. While that record had been cut in Iceland, Will brings together various sessions. Songs were tracked in a house in upstate New York, Asheville, NC's Moog Factory, and in Lisbon, Portugal. Fittingly, the set is said to be "a reflection of a life lived somewhere in between transience and standing still."
"I love touring, but it can be a wild ride. You're constantly adjusting, assimilating, and finding yourself in life-changing situations," the musician said in a statement. She added of the arrangements on Will, "I knew I'd be playing these songs live, so I wanted some movement. Something that had rhythm and low-end."
Described as "ominous" and "compelling," the record is said to have a strong synth presence. In addition to Barwick, the recordings feature performances from Mas Ysa's Thomas Arsenault, Dutch cellist Maarten Vos and percussion player Jamie Ingalls (Chairlift, Tanlines).
Pre-orders for Will are up now on Barwick's website, with limited quantities coming packaged with a 7-inch of outtakes.
Down below, you'll find a video of Will's first single, "Nebula," as well as the album's tracklisting info and some upcoming tour dates.
Will:
1. St. Apolonia
2. Nebula
3. Beached
4. Same
5. Wist
6. Big Hollow
7. Heading Home
8. Someway
9. See, Know
Tour dates:
04/01 Athens, GA - Slingshot Festival at Georgia Theatre
04/14 New York, NY - Titus Theater 1 at MoMA
04/28 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
04/29 Portland, ME - The Space Gallery
05/06 Los Angeles, CA - Velaslavasay Panorama
05/10 Seattle, WA - Fremont Abbey Arts Center
04/30 Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
05/07 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
05/11 Portland, OR - Old Church
05/13 Mayer, AZ - Arcosanti
05/19 Durham, NC - Moogfest 2016 at First Presbyterian
06/15 Washington, DC - Sixth & I
06/ 16 Philadelphia, PA - Small Chapel
06/23 Detroit, MI - Museum of Contemporary Art
A press release notes that the new album is the proper follow-up to 2013's Nepenthe. While that record had been cut in Iceland, Will brings together various sessions. Songs were tracked in a house in upstate New York, Asheville, NC's Moog Factory, and in Lisbon, Portugal. Fittingly, the set is said to be "a reflection of a life lived somewhere in between transience and standing still."
"I love touring, but it can be a wild ride. You're constantly adjusting, assimilating, and finding yourself in life-changing situations," the musician said in a statement. She added of the arrangements on Will, "I knew I'd be playing these songs live, so I wanted some movement. Something that had rhythm and low-end."
Described as "ominous" and "compelling," the record is said to have a strong synth presence. In addition to Barwick, the recordings feature performances from Mas Ysa's Thomas Arsenault, Dutch cellist Maarten Vos and percussion player Jamie Ingalls (Chairlift, Tanlines).
Pre-orders for Will are up now on Barwick's website, with limited quantities coming packaged with a 7-inch of outtakes.
Down below, you'll find a video of Will's first single, "Nebula," as well as the album's tracklisting info and some upcoming tour dates.
Will:
1. St. Apolonia
2. Nebula
3. Beached
4. Same
5. Wist
6. Big Hollow
7. Heading Home
8. Someway
9. See, Know
Tour dates:
04/01 Athens, GA - Slingshot Festival at Georgia Theatre
04/14 New York, NY - Titus Theater 1 at MoMA
04/28 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
04/29 Portland, ME - The Space Gallery
05/06 Los Angeles, CA - Velaslavasay Panorama
05/10 Seattle, WA - Fremont Abbey Arts Center
04/30 Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
05/07 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
05/11 Portland, OR - Old Church
05/13 Mayer, AZ - Arcosanti
05/19 Durham, NC - Moogfest 2016 at First Presbyterian
06/15 Washington, DC - Sixth & I
06/ 16 Philadelphia, PA - Small Chapel
06/23 Detroit, MI - Museum of Contemporary Art