Ed O'Brien 分享新歌 "Incantations"

Radiohead 吉他手 Ed O'Brien 分享了一首新歌 "Incantations" 以庆祝今年的地球日. 这首新歌也是来自他的第二张个人专辑 "Blue Morpho" 的第二支单曲. 该专辑将于5月22日由 Transgressive Records 发行. 新闻稿摘录如下:

(April 22, 2026) - In celebration of Earth Day, Ed O'Brien releases “Incantations,” the second single from Blue Morpho, his absorbing, second solo album and first under his own name, out May 22nd via Transgressive. On the heels of the “bucolic and sprawling" (Stereogum) lead single, “Blue Morpho,” “Incantations” unfurls into eight minutes of hypnotic psych-folk. O’Brien’s gentle voice rustles like leaves in the Welsh countryside over a latticework of radiant guitars, courtesy of Dave Okumu, and buoyant drums. In their recent feature on O’Brien, Rolling Stone described the track as a “gorgeous, slow-burning spell that opens Blue Morpho.”

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Ed O’Brien recently announced An Evening With…Blue Morpho, a seven-date UK and European tour taking place in October 2026, culminating in a special performance at London’s iconic Barbican on October 16th, which sold out in under 24 hours. The Blue Morpho live experience will bring together a collective of musicians who performed on the album’s recording sessions, including musical director Okumu. Rather than simply recreating the studio record, the live show is conceived as a fluid and immersive celebration of the music in which each performance will evolve and take on a life of its own. Led by O’Brien, the band will draw inspiration from the expansive, exploratory spirit of artists such as Sly and the Family Stone, Miles Davis and Phish. Tickets are on sale now here: http://t.cn/AXxSl7Jb

A series of serendipitous encounters steadily led to Blue Morpho. After a chance connection through their children’s school, producer Paul Epworth (Paul McCartney, Adele) became a key collaborator, leading to focused sessions alongside engineer Riley MacIntyre in Wales where the album’s foundations took shape. Saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings contributed flutes following discussions at Glastonbury about frequency and natural resonance. And in Estonia, O’Brien bonded with composer Tõnu Kõrvits over their admiration for the classicist Arvo Pärt; Kõrvits then arranged strings performed by the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. The album was completed between O’Brien’s studio in Wales and The Church Studios in London, a 200-year-old former sacred space whose atmosphere mirrors the record’s spiritual undercurrent. Sequencing assistance came from Flood (U2, PJ Harvey, Nine Inch Nails) and Ben Baptie handled mixing.

Blue Morpho is available on CD, cassette, LP, indies exclusive Transfiguration Edition LP (orange vinyl) and artist store exclusive Flutter By Edition LP (cream vinyl). A limited edition blue 7" of the “Blue Morpho” single is available as part of the LP album bundle on the artist store while stocks last.

The album’s accompanying short film, Blue Morpho: The Three Act Play, which premiered at SXSW last month and was screened in London, Oxford and Paris, will follow Blue Morpho’s release. Directed in Wales by Kit Monteith, the film offers an honest and intimate portrait of O’Brien.

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