Rig 1 to Release New Album 'Separation Illusion' in November

 Rig 1 is excited to release his new single single "Kindest Brother" from his album Separation Illusion, out November 3 on Flower Moon Records, run by Azure Ray's Maria Taylor. "Kindest Brother" was written by Rig 1 and Jake Bellows (Neva Dinova, Whispertown). The song debuted today at That's Good Enough For Me and is available now on all streaming platforms.

“Inspired by the work of Taita Edwin, this pathway position of the listener winding through the mechanisms of culture and conditioning to understanding and acceptance. With the essential seed planting, Jake Bellows (Neva Dinova, Bright Eyes), achieved deep grooves, and head bob textures with the hook that took us a couple years to find in his voice, “its just love.” Alongside Mike Bloom (Jenny Lewis, Richard Edwards, Julian Casablancas, HAHA) and I are among the everyone, a road walking through itself together is love,” says Rig about the forthcoming single.

“Kindest Brother” will be available as a limited run, double A-sided 7” with the album track “Real Hot Boy,” which features Maria Taylor (Azure Ray, HAHA), Mike Bloom and Josh  Rawson (Felice Brothers, Phillip Goth). “Quantum” and “The Fabric” were previously released as stand-alone digital singles earlier this summer.

Additional album credits include Todd Fink (The Faint), Clark Baechle (The Faint) Nik Frietas (Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Broken Bells), Blake Sennet (Rilo Kiley, The  Elected) and Kirby James Fairchild (Granddaddy, Modest Mouse).

"With the celestial assistance of Jake Bellows and Mike Bloom, Rig 1 has constructed a starbound  spacecraft made of natural materials in “Kindest Brother.” Circling and weaving through the cosmos,  observing details on all of our minds, seldom articulated. In a long line of Rig 1songs distilling our  existence down to riddles both asked and answered, this one feels most at ease in its enormous  comfort.” – Kirby James Fairchild (Granddaddy, Modest Mouse)

Rig1 is Ian McElroy, an emcee born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and currently residing in New York  City. “He fashions intense narratives that straddle the line between independent hip-hop and spoken  word, tackling existential questions with vivid wordplay, dramatic elocution and sometimes acid-tongued aplomb. It’s a modern take on the Beat Generation,” (Buzzbands LA). He has been writing & recording music since childhood, as a member Desaparecidos (ft. Conor Oberst) and Rig 1. 

Separation Illusion follows Rig 1's 2016 self-released EP Tasting The Mothership. Previous releases include North of Maple and Above the Treeline, West of the Periodic Split, previously released by Team Love, and now on Flower Moon Records. 

photo credit: Carolina Malabet