Julianna Barwick streams new album Nepenthe

Ambient soundscaper, Julianna Barwick is streaming her follow-up to her 2011 debut The Magic Place.

Her second studio effort, to be released via her new home of Dead Oceans, Nepenthe has been given a 12 August due date in the UK (20 August in North America). It was recorded in Iceland with Alex Somers, of Jónsi & Alex, Múm and a “teenage female choir”, and follows on from Barwick’s recent collaborations Helado Negro and Ikue Mori.

Take a listen to the album below, via NPR. Barwick plays London’s St Giles Church on 29 August.