
Floating Points announces new album with lead single "Last Bloom"
28 August 2019, 14:29
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Sam Shepherd, aka Floating Points, has announced his new album Crush, alongside revealing the lead single "Last Bloom".
"Last Bloom" follows on from June's "LesAlpx", which marked Shepherd's first new single in two years.
His new album Crush will follow on from his 2015 album Elaenia.
"LesAlpx" will also feature on Floating Points' Crush record alongside 10 other new tracks.
Floating Points created Crush in the space of five weeks, compared to Elaenia, which was built over five years.
Tracklist:
- Falaise
- Last Bloom
- Anasickmodular
- Requiem for CS70 and Strings
- Karakul
- LesAlpx
- Bias
- Environments
- Birth
- Sea-Watch
- Apoptose Pt1
- Apoptose Pt2
"Last Bloom" is out now. Floating Points' new album Crush will arrive 18 October via Ninja Tune, and is available to pre-order now. Floating Points plays London's Printworks on 21 November. Find out more.
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