Loraine James shares “I DM U”
Today, Loraine James shares her third single “I DM U” off forthcoming album, Gentle Confrontation, out September 22nd on Hyperdub. The new album features contributions from Marina Herlop, keiyaA, George Riley, and many others.
On “I DM U” with Morgan Simpson from Black Midi on the drums, the combination of Morgan’s tactile rolling drums with Loraine’s warping, splashy synths feels like the duo are elevating in constant motion, pushing each other into transcendence. It’s the centerpiece of the album and takes the listener on a blissful flight.
With Gentle Confrontation, Loraine’s third album for Hyperdub, she lets us into a new chapter of her real and sonic life in which she examines her past and present. She says this is the record a teenage Loraine would like to have made, with musical tendencies that reflect that time, too. It’s a positively languid, enjoyably disjointed set made while listening to her teenage favorites: math rock and emo-electronic such as DNTEL, Lusine, and Telefon Tel Aviv, which drew her back to her adolescence. Featuring an ever more diverse set of peers, the album places them into Loraine’s unusual musical settings and draws out sensitive and reflexive performances. At other times the album stretches out into a drifting ambience as if trying to find a sense of bliss in the everyday.
US TOUR DATES:
9/27 – Monarch – Toronto, ON
9/28 – Pop Montreal, QC
9/29 – Public Records – New York, NY
10/1 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
10/3 – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR
10/4 – Barboza – Seattle, WA
10/6 – Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
10/8 – Echo – Los Angeles, CA
