“Cherry Blue” carries that signature bittersweet digital nostalgia Lopatin does so well. The track hums with gentle drones and layered pulses. It’s calm, hypnotic, and just a little strange, like the foggy clarity that hits when you’re too tired to sleep but somehow still alert.

The single also comes with a beautifully textured visual companion by French artist Pol Taburet, marking his first foray into music video direction. And if you’re based in Madrid like us, you’re in luck: Oneohtrix Point Never will be performing at Teatro Barceló on November 7, just ahead of the album’s release. Check his website to see his full itinerary.

“It’s a record shaped by commercial audio construction kits from a bygone era—an index of cliches turned inside out,” Lopatin explains. “It is a return to a process-oriented form of music making for me that I felt best evoked a certain kind of madness and ennui in the heart of culture today.”

The new LP follows 2023’s Again and arrives alongside his recent scoring work for the upcoming film Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie, but Tranquilizer feels like a very personal statement. Built from sonic fragments that recall lost ‘90s archives, the record leans into that strange space where nostalgia and unease overlap.

These first three previews (of 15 tracks in total) are already setting the tone, shifting from misty and breathy textures to jittery bursts of percussion and warped, beat-driven layers. You can dive into “For Residue,” “Bumpy,” and “Lifeworld” now, the latter coming with a self-directed video.