Francis of Delirium – the project led by Luxembourg-based musician Jana Bahrich – has announced its sophomore album, Run, Run Pure Beauty. The follow-up to 2024’s Lighthouse is set for release on May 29 via Dalliance Recordings, and it’s led by the soaring new single ‘It’s a Beautiful Life’. Check out director Kiyan Agadjani’s video for it below.
In a statement about the new song, Bahrich said: “A coffee I had with a pianist who was about to play a Philip Glass piece at the Philharmonie in Berlin, watching a couple break up on a New York City park bench, walking past a choir rehearsing in a basement, and examining a loneliness that feels ingrained into daily life. I’m not denying pain but trying to find the beauty alongside it.”
Featuring the previously released ‘Little Black Dress’, Run, Run Pure Beauty was produced by Bahrich and longtime collaborator Chris Hewett. Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, Silver Jews) mixed it. Revisit our Artist Spotlight interview with Francis of Delirium.
Run, Run Pure Beauty Cover Artwork:
Run, Run Pure Beauty Tracklist:
1. Aliens
2. Out Tonight
3. Run, Run Pure Beauty
4. Higher
5. Damned
6. Little Black Dress
7. Sucker Punch
8. Open Up Your Mouth to Love
9. Requiem for a Dying Day
10. Modern Madonna
11. It’s a Beautiful Life
