Thurston Moore has today released his new single titled ‘New In Town’ from his upcoming album ‘Flow Critical Lucidity’ dropping September 20th via Daydream Library Series.
A purely sonic experiment, there is much to say with little words to express and convey what is ‘New In Town’ without sounding pretentious or obscure. But that’s the beauty of what Thurston Moore does. If something is so far outside of the box or so left of center it’s almost on the right, where do you go or how do you explain it? Thought provoking? Definitely. Obscure? Yes, but that is a good thing. To say experimental would almost be an insult considering the artist himself is one continuous musical experiment.
Enticing. Yes, that’s the word. And, to me, that’s what all of the best music is, and, that is what makes it the best. Enticement arouses you and makes you follow your curiosity instincts to learn more. And, that’s another descriptive: learn. Now I can go on. And luckily, so can Thurston Moore.
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About ‘New In Town’ & ‘Flow Critical Lucidity’
The Daydream Library Series record label has released his latest single “New In Town” from the upcoming album Flow Critical Lucidity, out on September 20. An album release party with in-store performance and signing has been set for September 22 at Rough Trade East in London, as well as more appearances at the Miami Book Fair, a special week of improvisation at The Stone in NYC & more.
The experimental “New In Town” utilizes prepared guitar, piano, and electronics with lyrics by Radieux Radio recalling 1980s D.C. punk and hardcore bands Minor Threat, Fugazi, Bad Brains, Red C and beyond.
Thurston explains: “The song is about fresh blood. The new kid in school. The new kid on the scene. A new potential for change in an already active community hoping to protect the world from the poisons of power-hungry creeps. The spirit of youth demonstrated in the early ’80s slam pits of hardcore refusing the worn-out expectations of adulthood.”
The album’s title comes from a lyric in previously released single “Sans Limites” featuring vocals by Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab. The album sleeve cover art features Jamie Nares’ ‘Samurai Walkman’ — a helmet befitted with tuning forks. Born in Great Britain, Nares is a lifelong friend of Moore from his New York No Wave days, the two often collaborating in art & music.
Fans of Sonic Youth & Thurston Moore will be delighted to learn that all tracks from the album will be released via all streaming platforms with a selection of bonus songs exclusive to the physical release on vinyl, compact disc & cassette. Past singles from the album include the cerebral “Hypnogram” and stirring Earth Day anthem “Rewilding,” as well as bonus track on flexi of the LP edition, “Isadora” with a music video starring Sky Ferreira
On May 10, Thurston Moore surprised ticket holders of his show at an experimental listening room OTO in North London with a secret guest. Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones joined Moore for two sets of wild improvisation and is inciting concert. Thurston has confirmed live appearances in 2024, including reading engagements of his recently-published memoir Sonic Life and a carefully curated selection of live concerts with his group currently comprised of Alex Ward on guitars & clarinet, Deb Googe on bass, Jon Leidecker (aka ‘Wobbly’) on electronics and Jem Doulton on drums.
About Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore moved to New York at eighteen in 1976 to play punk. He started Sonic Youth in 1980. Since then Thurston Moore has been at the forefront of the alternative rock scene since that particular sobriquet was first used to signify any music that challenged and defied the mainstream standard. With Sonic Youth, Moore turned on an entire generation to the value of experimentation in rock n roll – from its inspiration on a nascent Nirvana, to Sonic Youth’s own Daydream Nation album being chosen by the US Library of Congress for historical preservation in the National Recording Registry.
Thurston records and performs in a cavalcade of disciplines ranging from free improvisation to acoustic composition to black/white metal/noise disruption. He has worked with Phill Niblock, John Paul Jones, Yoko Ono, John Zorn, Bobby Gillespie, David Toop, Cecil Taylor, Faust, Glenn Branca and many others. His residency at the Louvre in Paris included collaborations with Irmin Schmidt of CAN.
Alongside his various activities in the musical world, he is involved with publishing and poetry, and teaches with his partner Eva at The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University, Boulder CO, a programme founded by Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman in 1974. Thurston also teaches music at The Rhythmic Music Conservatory (Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium) in Copenhagen.
Featured image by Emma McIntyre.
‘Flow Critical Lucidity’ Tracklist
- New in Town
- Sans Limites +
- Shadow *
- Hypnogram
- We Get High
- Rewilding
- The Diver
*Bonus track on flexi of LP edition: Isadora (Bedazzled Mix)
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