Daniel Avery announces new single
“Into The Arms Of Stillness,” taken from his surprise third studio album
Love + Light. The single – backed with new cuts
“Petrol Blue” and
“Into The Voice Of Stillness” – is available on all digital platforms now. Listen to “Petrol Blue” at
Flood.
The new single follows contemplative, considered Andrew Weatherall tribute
“Lone Swordsman,” which saw a digital release in early September. “Petrol Blue” will be released on vinyl in January on the flip of a limited edition 12” vinyl run of “Lone Swordsman.” As with the initial digital Bandcamp release, all proceeds will be going to Amnesty International in memory of Weatherall.
“I wanted to make something that would sit next to ‘Lone Swordsman’ in the world of Love + Light,
” Avery commented.
“‘Petrol Blue’ was written in a studio at the very edge of the country. The views across the water without a single sight on the horizon always create a certain atmosphere in my mind, some kind of unknowing warmth. Real life seems pretty distant in those moments. The track came about quickly, in the space of a few hours, and filled the room immediately. It’s named after my own little space down by the water that continues to be its own escape and a constant source of creativity. I owe my life to that metal box right now. Also included here is an alternative version of ‘Into The Arms Of Stillness,’ the Voice recounting the joy of when that first strobe light enters your soul. We’ll be back to that place before we know it.” Love + Light is out now on digital platforms via Mute/Phantasy in the United States and Canada and via Phantasy worldwide. Vinyl and 2CD editions will be available Friday,
November 27. Stream the album and pre-order limited edition vinyl and 2CD formats – the latter featuring the audio from Avery’s “Falling Light" project as disc two –
here.
Tracks “Darlinnn,” “Dream Distortion,” and “Katana” will follow in early 2021 on a new 10” vinyl titled
More Light. “
To make a long story short: I got carried away and put too many tracks on the f**cking thing,” Avery explains
. MORE ON LOVE + LIGHTLove + Light arrived unexpectedly following Avery’s recent collaborations with Alessandro Cortini on the critically acclaimed
Illusion of Time LP and alongside Roman Flügel under the alias of Noun. Pitchfork described
Illusion of Time as
“expansive in scope, charmingly rough around the edges, and brimming with possibility...a beautiful record that takes wonder as its defining characteristic,” while Loud & Quiet hailed it as
“a record that suggests Godspeed You! Black Emperor in drone mode, reimagining Music For Airports as if the runways were covered in gravel and air traffic control was on strike.” Avery’s previous solo album
Song For Alpha was released in 2018 to similar acclaim.
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