Last year, Osees' John Dwyer announced the formation of his new supergroup Bent Arcana. In 2020, they released their self-titled debut album, and now, the group have announced plans for their sophomore effort titled Moon Drenched, which will arrive through Castle Face on May 28.
The seven-track improvisational release has been described as follows in a statement:
The more rhythmically dialled bits here have a lysergic halo of strangeness to them, and the wispy bits between are spun from an iridescent gossamer. It sounds like a frizzled message from a future just filthy with guitar hoots echoing of neon splattered high rises, oil-slicked waterways and skittering digital beasts.
For my money this is the strangest 12" slice of this last bunch of improvisations: the left turns more vertiginous, the flickering embers of repetition and recognition fly farther apart, as a steady procession of ever stranger wildlife circles the stereo space, nosing in to peek on what's cooking.
Bent Arcana are formed by Dwyer, TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone, drummer/percussionist/vocalist Ryan Sawyer, bassist Peter Kerlin, saxophonists Joce Soubiran and Brad Caulkins, keyboardist Tom Dolas, guitarist Marcos Rodriguez, violinist Laena "Geronimo" Myers-Ionita, and percussionist Andres Renteria.
Today, the band have shared their new 12-minute lead single "The War Clock." Listen to that below, where you can also see the record's full tracklisting.
The seven-track improvisational release has been described as follows in a statement:
The more rhythmically dialled bits here have a lysergic halo of strangeness to them, and the wispy bits between are spun from an iridescent gossamer. It sounds like a frizzled message from a future just filthy with guitar hoots echoing of neon splattered high rises, oil-slicked waterways and skittering digital beasts.
For my money this is the strangest 12" slice of this last bunch of improvisations: the left turns more vertiginous, the flickering embers of repetition and recognition fly farther apart, as a steady procession of ever stranger wildlife circles the stereo space, nosing in to peek on what's cooking.
Bent Arcana are formed by Dwyer, TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone, drummer/percussionist/vocalist Ryan Sawyer, bassist Peter Kerlin, saxophonists Joce Soubiran and Brad Caulkins, keyboardist Tom Dolas, guitarist Marcos Rodriguez, violinist Laena "Geronimo" Myers-Ionita, and percussionist Andres Renteria.
Today, the band have shared their new 12-minute lead single "The War Clock." Listen to that below, where you can also see the record's full tracklisting.
