Will

Description

Julianna Barwicks revelatory third album, Will, is the Brooklyn experimental artists most surprising left turn to date. Conceived and self-produced over the past year in a variety of locations, the compelling Will departs from the weighty lightness of 2013s Nepenthe.

If Nepenthe conjured images of gentle fog rolling over desolate mountains, then Will is a late afternoon thunderstorm, a cathartic collision of sharp and soft textures that sounds ominous and restorative all at once.

Will comes after Barwicks busiest period to date in her career following Nepenthe a spate of activity that included playing piano for Yoko Ono, performing at the 25th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert alongside such kindred spirits as The Flaming Lips and Philip Glass, releasing the Rosabi EP and delivering a reimagining of Bachs Adagio from Concerto In D Minor.

Her life over the past several years has largely been lived in transit and as such the genesis of Will was not beholden to location; Barwick reflects on this cycle of constant motion. Youre constantly adjusting, assimilating, and finding yourself in life-changing situations. That sense of forward propulsion is largely owed to Wills synth-heavy textures, an ingredient she was inspired to add to her vocal loop-heavy formula after demoing a new prototype analogue sequencer for Moog. · Another new wrinkle Will introduces in Barwicks sound: Mas Ysas Thomas Arsenault, who lends his richly complex vocals to Same and Someway.

The beguiling, beautifully complicated Will is the latest proof yet of Barwicks irresistibly engaging talent as a composer and vocalist.

Julianna has recently collaborated with Moog and MoMa, lending her prestige as both a musician and artist as a whole.

Available exclusively to independent retailers on rose gold coloured vinyl.