Brooklyn-based psych-rock quartet Crumb have announced their third studio album and shared its title track alongside the news.
Following 2021's Ice Melt, AMAMA is due May 17 via Crumb Records. It features last year's singles "Crushxd" and "Dust Bunny."
"'AMAMA' is dedicated to my namesake, my grandmother, whose voice is sampled throughout the song," the band's Lila Ramani said of the kaleidoscopic title track in a release. "A video sent to me over WhatsApp of her singing originally inspired the melody and ethos of the song, from which I built its glitchy, warped foundation. It's a love song!"
The musician continued, "My partner and Crumb's creative director [Abraham El Makawy] directed the video, which combines his family's archival footage of the neighbourhood we grew up in, home videos from the band, as well as drawings from 702 fans who helped us animate the last part of the video. The song is the title track and spiritual centre of our new album."
Watch the "AMAMA" video below, where you can also find the album tracklist.
AMAMA:
1. From Outside a Window Sill
2. Side by Side
3. The Bug
4. AMAMA
5. Genie
6. Crushxd
7. Nightly News
8. (Alone in) Brussels
9. Sleep Talk
10. Dust Bunny
11. Swarmed
12. XXX