Hull-based quartet bdrmm have announced their third full-length, Microtonic, which will arrive on February 28 on Mogwai’s Rock Action label. The follow-up to 2023’s I Don’t Know is led by the single ‘John on the Ceiling’. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.
“The themes surrounding ‘John on the Ceiling’ are that of confusion and doubt,” vocalist and guitarist Ryan Smith explained in a statement. “When something ends and another starts, you lure yourself into a false sense of security that the mistakes made won’t happen again. This happens over and over until you are paralysed in limbo. Can people ever truly change?”
Recorded with the band’s longtime collaborator Alex Greaves, Microtonic features guest appearances from Sydney Minsky Sargeant of Working Men’s Club and Olivesque of Nightbus. “I felt very constrained writing a certain type of music to fit the genre [we were known for] but something lifted and I felt more free to create what I want,” Smith added. “And what I seem to be doing at the moment is a lot of electronic music – taking influence from different spans of electronica, from dance music to ambient and more experimental sources.”
Microtonic Cover Artwork:
Microtonic Tracklist:
1. goit [feat. Sydney Minsky Sargent]
2. John On The Ceiling
3. Infinity Peaking
4. Snares
5. In The Electric Field [feat. Olivesque]
6. Microtonic
7. Clarkycat
8. Sat in the Heat
9. Lake Disappointment
10. The Noose
