Julianna Barwick streams new album Nepenthe
05 August 2013, 10:42
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
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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.
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