MEROPE release cerebral, bucolic new album 'Vėjula' today on STROOM! Listen in full now.

MEROPE - New album ‘Vėjula’ out TODAY on STROOM - Listen in full HERE - More European live dates added

"A masterful melding of gorgeous pastorals and the mysterious. Quietly astounding." - ***** The Skinny "Unexpected and brilliant." - Crack Magazine “An otherworldly record that feels newborn and timely.” - Aesthetica Magazine Today Merope release their soothing, blissed out new album ‘Vėjula’ on STROOM. There's a sense of spontaneity and playfulness hanging in the air around Merope's fifth album that's palpable from the very beginning. The duo of Lithuanian singer and kanklės player Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė and guitarist/producer Bert Cools, Merope are kissed by the winds of change on 'Vėjula', a self-styled musical rebirth that confidently fosters their ongoing narrative. It's their most experimental and open-minded full-length to date, spreading its arms to embrace collaborations with like-minded artists Shahzad Ismaily, Laraaji and Bill Frisell. And while 'Vėjula' still roots itself in Lithuanian folk forms, it sprouts out spiritedly from that point into unfamiliar landscapes, muddling ancient themes with contemporary philosophies, concepts and technologies. Listen to 'Vėjula' album in full: Bandcamp | Spotify Merope emerged over a decade ago in 2012, hitting their stride in 2018 when they released the nocturnal 'Naktės'. Since then, they've developed a considerable reputation for their whimsical fusion of folk and ambient music; their last album, 'Salos', released on Belgium's STROOM imprint and recorded with Vilnius-based chamber choir Juana Muzika and conductor Vaclovas Augustinas, received universal acclaim, described by Boomkat as "effortlessly enchanting" and supported by none other than Björk. 'Vėjula' moves their music forward by examining its beating heart, weaving delicate instrumental sequences and ethereal vocals into a rich tapestry of subtle synth work, evocative field recordings and enigmatic processes. Dazzlingly modest, the album strips down Merope to their essence, rediscovering the joy in creation and collaboration.   'Vėjula' is an album that reaches into the unknown without losing its tight grip on the past. Merope are in a new creative phase of their career, and they've never sounded quite so universal, or so vital.   'Vėjula' track list: 1 Koumu Lil - stream 2 Namopi feat. Laraaji and Shahzad Ismaily stream 3 Lopšinė stream | live video 4 Vija 5 Spindulė 6 Aglala - stream 7 O Underhill feat. Shahzad Ismaily 8 Rana Merope live dates: 08/11 - Le Guess Who? - Utrecht, NL  20/11 - Viernulvier (Ruiskamer) - Gent (double bill with Alex Zhang Hungtai)  23/11 - Explore The North - Leeuwarden, NL 28/11 - BRAND! - Mechelen, BE 29/11 - Het Bos - Antwerpen, BE 01/12 - Bozar - Brussel, BE 06/03 - ZDB - Lisbon, PT 10/04 - Inkonst - Malmö, SW 11/04 - Alice - Copenhagen,DK Merope press shot by Tina Herbots: Links: https://meropemusic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/meropemusic/ https://stroomtv.bandcamp.com/