A duo headed by singer-songwriter and visual artist Emily Cross, Cross Record will release their new album at the end of this week. So far, we’ve heard the singles “PYSOL My Castle” and “The Fly“. They’re now back with a brand new track, “I Release You”, which sounds as contemplative as the two previous offerings. About the song and its accompanying video, Cross explained:

[su_quote]The song is about struggling to let go of an identity you’ve built up around yourself and trying to see a life beyond it. It’s also about moving ahead with intuition, even if you have no idea what the ‘right thing to do’ is or means. I was in a state of utter confusion, but somewhere in myself I saw the path I needed to travel, and I knew that eventually when I arrived back to Earth, I and (we) would grow under the right conditions. In this video, I was seeking expression of the song through my friends, who hadn’t heard the song yet. Thanks to them, who moved beautifully to it.[/su_quote]

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Texas-based duo Cross Record (consisting of Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski, also members of Sub Pop‘s trio Loma) will release the follow up to their 2016’s album Wabi-Sabi this summer. Taken from the self-titled, 11-track record, here’s the dreamy, peaceful and contemplative track “PYSOL My Castle” (the acronym stands for “Put Your Shoes On Leave my castle”). According to the press release, the song was inspired by “a visit to an overstimulating Mexican street market teeming with people and describes Cross’s search for an unencumbered mindspace.” The gorgeous track also comes with a self-directed video which was shot by Emily and Marjorie Bailey. Watch below.

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Cross Record tracklist:

01 “What Is Your Wish?”

02 “Licorice”

03 “Face Smashed, Drooling”

04 “PYSOL My Castle”

05 “I Release You”

06 “The Fly”

07 “Hollow Garden”

08 “Y/o Dragon”

09 “An Angel, A Dove”

10 “Sing The Song”

11 “I Am Painting”

Last year, LOMA delighted us with their self-titled debut album which gave us the amazing singles “Black Willow” and “Relay Runner“. After some teasing on social media, they have now unveiled a new song, the hypnotic “Half Silences,” and an accompanying video. It was directed by the band (Emily Cross, Jonathan Meiburg, Dan Duszynski) and Sam Sanford. In the visuals, the trio is executing some dance moves surrounded by neons and fire, depicting an interesting contrast considering the languid atmosphere of the song. Watch below.

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Texas indie trio LOMA, comprised of Cross Record’s Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski as well as Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg, will drop their debut self-titled album next month. They’ve just unveiled visuals for the last single “Relay Runner”. It was directed by Allison Beonde and Emily Cross and features the latter who is dancing and playing in Texas’ desert of Monahans Sandhills State Park.

The visuals also come with an extension of their North America tour. Check the new dates there.

LOMA‘s eponymous debut album will be out on February 16 via Sub Pop.