Princess Century — the techno project of Canadian musician and producer Maya Postepski, known for her work with Austra, TR/ST and Peaches — returns today with her sophomore album s u r r e n d e r via Paper Bag Records.
Led by the singles "Still the Same," "Stupid Things" featuring Fragrance and "Desperate Love," the follow-up to 2016's Rendezvous EP and debut 2015 Princess Century LP Progress navigates through a 12-track zero-gravity chasm of pure electronic emotion.
The globetrotting album was written between eastern Estonia, Berlin and Morocco before Postepski spent a two-month residency in Narva, Russia, and a month living in a tent in the Sahara Desert. s u r r e n d e r was recorded in Berlin at Riverside Studios with Brazilian engineer Julia Borelli.
"It's a feeling album, not a thinking album," Postepski explained in a statement. "I've always been hiding in the back behind a band or behind a singer; it's my first step into a more vulnerable and exposed place, which I'm finally okay with for the first time in my adult life. I guess I stopped caring about being shy or being insecure, or hiding who I am."
She added, "I don't like to be in the limelight, but life is short and I guess I should share who I am eventually. I play drums and synths, so those are my worlds," which she invites us into on the record's pattern-based synthetic soundscapes.
The album leans heavily into minimalism and repetition, where Postepski looked to American composer Steve Reich — alongside Róisín Murphy and saxophonist Jorja Chalmers — for inspiration.
Stream s u r r e n d e r in its entirety on your platform of choice below.
s u r r e n d e r landed on Exclaim!'s list of the 29 most anticipated Canadian albums of 2021.
Led by the singles "Still the Same," "Stupid Things" featuring Fragrance and "Desperate Love," the follow-up to 2016's Rendezvous EP and debut 2015 Princess Century LP Progress navigates through a 12-track zero-gravity chasm of pure electronic emotion.
The globetrotting album was written between eastern Estonia, Berlin and Morocco before Postepski spent a two-month residency in Narva, Russia, and a month living in a tent in the Sahara Desert. s u r r e n d e r was recorded in Berlin at Riverside Studios with Brazilian engineer Julia Borelli.
"It's a feeling album, not a thinking album," Postepski explained in a statement. "I've always been hiding in the back behind a band or behind a singer; it's my first step into a more vulnerable and exposed place, which I'm finally okay with for the first time in my adult life. I guess I stopped caring about being shy or being insecure, or hiding who I am."
She added, "I don't like to be in the limelight, but life is short and I guess I should share who I am eventually. I play drums and synths, so those are my worlds," which she invites us into on the record's pattern-based synthetic soundscapes.
The album leans heavily into minimalism and repetition, where Postepski looked to American composer Steve Reich — alongside Róisín Murphy and saxophonist Jorja Chalmers — for inspiration.
Stream s u r r e n d e r in its entirety on your platform of choice below.
s u r r e n d e r landed on Exclaim!'s list of the 29 most anticipated Canadian albums of 2021.
