Melaina Kol signs to Julia's War and announces new album, Okay that’s a great idea because if I do that then

As the latest signee to Julia's War Recordings, Melaina Kol joins the likes of Glixen, MX LONELY, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, and more. It follows his 2022 album Roach Friends, with "Lifeheart" arriving as the first preview of the collection of songs, an arrangement of harp and chopped vocals from Lowertown’s Olivia O.

Speaking about the single, Hornyak explains: “With this album, I was obsessed with not singing. I kept imagining vocal lines that didn't really fit my voice, so most of the other vocals on this album come from chopping up Olivia O’s vocal feature on the title track, including this song, ‘Lifeheart'. I spend a lot of time playing guitar and am obsessed with two dueling guitar parts that are completely different but serve to accomplish a uniform sound. The rest of the instrumental comes from some pedal stuff, and I was able to record harp in a studio my roommate works at.”

Okay that’s a great idea because if I do that then sees the multi-instrumentalist move away from guitar and electronics to combine his enjoyment of classical music with his interest in ambient and house music, to develop a record that explores electronic music from an organic place. Across the nine tracks, Horyak incorporates piano, cello, and harp to explore themes of loss, isolation, and love.

“It’s a lot calmer than the last two albums," Horyak says of the upcoming collection of songs. "I did all those albums in my early 20s, when I was going through manic episodes and getting into drugs and stuff. But I would say this album is kinda like the other end of that — the coming out of that, I would say. In my life, I feel a lot more at peace, and I feel like the album translates that.”

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Okay that’s a great idea because if I do that then tracklist

"Bleater"
"Parallel"
"Lifeheart"
"Idola"
"Minuet"
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"Eng"
"Vai"
"Ili"