Irish musician Maria Somerville will share her forthcoming second album and debut project on 4AD, Luster, on April 25. Today, she shares the upcoming record’s third single ‘Stonefly,’ a slinky ambient waltz fleshed out with dreamy washes of vibrating feedback, grounding drum beats, transportive harp passages, and soothing vocal delivery. The track’s release is also accompanied by an atmospheric music video directed by Daniel Swan. The visual perfectly suits the track’s dreamlike and ethereal quality by placing Somerville amidst the ghostly, gauzy atmosphere of her native Irish coast at dusk.
Over the last few months, Maria Somerville has further introduced Luster’s haunting tranquility and lush sonic backdrop with two other singles: ‘Garden’ (a whirring, all-consuming merger of soaring feedback, airy percussion, and nostalgic guitar chords produced by Diego Herrera, aka Suzanne Kraft) and ‘Projections’ (a wistful and romantic shoegaze track drenched in longing via fuzzed-out bass and strummed guitar).
Stream / download ‘Stonefly’ here.
Pre-order / pre-save Luster here.
