The song is taken from his upcoming fourth studio album 'Fast Idol', set to arrive on October 22 through Sacred Bones Records. Pre-order it here.
Watch/listen below.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Watch: Black Marble Drops New Single/Video "Preoccupation"
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Black Marble Announces New LP 'Fast Idol', Drops "Somewhere"
The follow-up to 2019's Bigger Than Life, will be out on October 22 through Sacred Bones Records, Stewart writes and plays everything himself. Pre-order it here.
Fast Idol sees Stewart return to a sentiment and process that defined the earlier days of Black Marble, in a return to his intuitive song writing process where songs land as impressionistic snippets of daily conflicts, and people struggle with the challenge of trying to move through the world. “People don’t expect me to be responsible for altering their outlook or mood, they come to hear something that meets them where they are. I trusted on this record that if I stayed in that space and created things from that more mysterious place, it would connect with others.”
Melodies roll with the fizz and charm of Jacno and phrases repeated are electric torchlight ballads sung after hours in William Gibson’s San Francisco. 'Somewhere' opens in sombre herald, before dropping into a fast freeway tempo; the glassy synths and crisp beats cut through the anxious moods on 'Bodies' and 'Try' sits in a lineage with cult bands like Asylum Party. 'The Garden' is a journey through a post-apocalyptic cityscape, earthed by the pulse of a drum machine whereas 'Ship To Shore' could be a lost Oppenheimer Analysis B-side, and the album’s closer 'Brighter and Bigger' catches a sentiment like The Dadacomputer has learned to feel emotions.
"On my previous album I was more specific about the themes I was talking about," Stewart says. "Fast Idol goes back to the songwriting on my early records, where the themes were guided by intuition and instinct – often, their meanings only become clear to me after they're written."
Fast Idol sees Black Marble face the rising tide of uncertainty, leaving our future selves to trace its signal as its frequencies echo into an interstellar expanse, looking for a receiver. He says: "I want my music to stick with you after I leave, even though you might not feel like you’re any closer to knowing it."
Check out the album's tracklist and listen to "Somewhere", below.
Bigger Than Life Tracklist:
01. Somewhere
02. Bodies
03. Royal Walls
04. Try
05. The Garden
06. Say it First
07. Streetlight
08. Ceiling
09. Ship to Shore
10. Preoccupation
11. Brighter and Bigger
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
Listen: Black Marble Drops "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
The song will be out on December 24. Get it here.
Take a listen below.
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
New Entry: Black Marble Airs "Johnny and Mary" (Robert Palmer cover)
The song is taken from his upcoming EP of covers 'I Must Be Living Twice', which will be out on August 14th through Sacred Bones Records. Pre-order it here.
Take a listen below.
The EP includes:
"Johnny and Mary" originally recorded by Robert Palmer
"Golden Age" originally recorded by Lives of Angels
"In Manchester" originally recorded by Wire
"Emma's House" originally recorded by The Field Mice
"Poison Tree" originally recorded by Grouper
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Thursday, July 02, 2020
Watch: Black Marble Reveals "In Manchester" (Wire cover)
The song is taken from his upcoming EP of covers 'I Must Be Living Twice', which will be out on August 14th through Sacred Bones Records. Pre-order it here.
Watch the video below.
The EP includes:
"Johnny and Mary" originally recorded by Robert Palmer
"Golden Age" originally recorded by Lives of Angels
"In Manchester" originally recorded by Wire
"Emma's House" originally recorded by The Field Mice
"Poison Tree" originally recorded by Grouper
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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Watch: Black Marble Premieres New Single/Video "Feels"
The song is taken from his upcoming third studio album 'Bigger Than Life', which will be out on October 25th through Sacred Bones Records. Pre-order it here.
The video was directed by Izrayl Brinsdon, who explains: " 'Feels' is a reflection of past trauma triggered by space and place. Physical objects transcend time and present an intangible past to the subject. The use of real VHS footage from family archives establishes a source of nostalgia that is honest and without fabrication. While conversing with Black Marble, it became evident that the lyrical and visual narratives were cohesive. Combined, the audience is left with a farewell note to the past. No matter how vivid a memory, we must all keep moving forward.
Watch the video below.
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
Black Marble Announces New LP 'Bigger Than Life', Shares "One Eye Open"
The follow-up to 2016's It's Immaterial, will be out on October 25th through Sacred Bones Records, featuring his excellent new single "One Eye Open". Pre-order it here.
“The album comes out of seeing and experiencing a lot of turmoil but wanting to create something positive out of it,” Stewart explains. “I wanted to take a less selfish approach on this record. Maybe I’m just getting older, but that approach starts to feel a little self-indulgent. Like, ‘Oh, look at me I’m so complicated, I get that life isn’t fair,’ It’s like, yeah, so does everyone. So with this record, it’s less about how I see things and more about the way things just are. Seeing myself as a part of a lineage of people trying to do a little something instead of trying to create a platform for myself individually.”
As with every Black Marble album, Stewart recorded, produced, and played everything you hear on Bigger Than Life using entirely analog gear, though the process was new. This time around, he wrote everything on his MPC and sequenced it live to his synths — only using the computer to record, not to create. “I try new approaches every time, which helps me stay engaged but also its kind of a trick I play on the creative side of my brain,” Stewart says. “Keeping one side of my mind busy on organizational creativity I think frees up the other side where the inspirational creativity comes from.”
Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "One Eye Open", below.
Bigger Than Life Tracklist:
01. Never Tell
02. One Eye Open
03. Daily Driver
04. Feels
05. The Usual
06. Grey Eyeliner
07. Bigger Than Life
08. Private Show
09. Shoulder
10. Hit Show
11. Call
As with every Black Marble album, Stewart recorded, produced, and played everything you hear on Bigger Than Life using entirely analog gear, though the process was new. This time around, he wrote everything on his MPC and sequenced it live to his synths — only using the computer to record, not to create. “I try new approaches every time, which helps me stay engaged but also its kind of a trick I play on the creative side of my brain,” Stewart says. “Keeping one side of my mind busy on organizational creativity I think frees up the other side where the inspirational creativity comes from.”
Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "One Eye Open", below.
Bigger Than Life Tracklist:
01. Never Tell
02. One Eye Open
03. Daily Driver
04. Feels
05. The Usual
06. Grey Eyeliner
07. Bigger Than Life
08. Private Show
09. Shoulder
10. Hit Show
11. Call
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