It has been a couple of years since Julia Holter released her latest LP, Something In The Room She Moves. Now, the Los Angeles-based chamber pop artist is officially announcing its follow-up and companion album, titled Materia. To mark the announcement, she has shared the celestial lead single, “Fantasy,” which is available to stream today.
Reflecting on the creative process behind the track, Holter noted the complexity involved in its production. “This song of seeming willful abandon was somehow the most laborious undertaking of the entire record — it took over a year and went through various transformations — and I love that contradiction,” she explained. “It’s dancey, it feels to me like a kind of conjuring. And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too. I was trying to find the right sanguine tempo.”
Materia features the same ensemble that contributed to Something In The Room She Moves, including Elizabeth Goodfellow on drums, Devra Hoff on fretless bass, Maia on flute, and Chris Speed on saxophone and clarinet. Tashi Wada provides synthesizers, while Kenny Gilmore handled co-production, engineering, and mixing duties. The single “Fantasy” arrives with an official music video directed by Dicky Bahto; you can watch it below.
Materia Tracklist:
- 01 “The Laugh is in The Eyes”
- 02 “My Lost One”
- 03 “Fantasy”
- 04 “Materia 2”
- 05 “Clepsydra”
- 06 “My Twin”
- 07 “Materia 3”
Materia is scheduled for release on August 21 via Domino.
