The Soft Pink Truth, aka Drew Daniel of Matmos, has shared the single "On" from his upcoming album Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?, out May 1st. Capturing the album's emphasis on beauty in the face of adversity and oppression, the track intermingles gently sliding melodic loops with sweeping, angelic choral turns.
Listen to the song below!
Shall We Go On Sinning... began life as an emotional response to the creeping rise of fascism around the globe, creativity as a form of self-care, resulting in an album of music that expressed joy and gratitude. Daniel explains: "The election of Donald Trump made me feel very angry and sad, but I didn't want to make "angry white guy" music in a purely reactive mode. I felt that I needed to make music through a different process, and to a different emotional outcome, to get past a private feeling of powerlessness by making musical connections with friends and people I admire, to make something that felt socially extended and affirming." What began with Daniel quickly evolved into a promiscuous and communal undertaking, the producer drafting in a host of friends and collaborators to add improvised responses to his initial musical sketches.Videos