About this event
Irish musician Maria Somerville shared her second album and debut project on 4AD, Luster, in April. A few months on from its release, Somerville now announces a brand new Luster (Remixes) EP, due 21 January. In total, the EP gives six tracks off Somerville's already mesmerizing, wind-swept record new life in fitting, and sometimes surprising ways via its enlisted cast of friends and collaborators (Seefeel, YHWH Nailgun, Fatshaudi, colle, Asa Nisi Masa & Oscar18, and Boris). Alongside the announcement, today finds the release of three remix tracks off the EP - Seefeel's slow-burning 'Stonefly' remix, where the track is extended over 7- minutes with crackling synths and whispered cosmological refrains; colle's (Maya McGrory of Chanel Beads) 'Projections' remix, where she adds to the longing inherent of the single with delicately plucked strings and lightly swirling feedback; and Brisbane-based underground dream-pop artist Fatshaudi's (aka Rachael Ryan) swooning and romantic remix of 'Up', where she takes the track to an even glossier, more atmospheric plane. Maria Somerville's Luster, the otherworldly yet grounded record including atmospheric and whirring dreamgaze singles 'Spring' and 'Garden', channels her experiences on the bank of the Corrib in her native Connemara, Ireland and pays homage to the sonic tapestry woven by classic 4AD collective This Mortal Coil. In the short time since its release, the critically acclaimed record has seen a Best New Music accolade from Pitchfork and a glowing Guardian review, among other pieces of praise such as being named one of The FADER's '30 coolest artists right now', and Clash and Loud & Quiet's best albums of 2025 so far. In continued celebration of Luster, Maria Somerville will hit the road next Spring, with continued dates across the United States (including Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN), the UK, and her native Ireland (headline dates in Limerick, Dublin, and Galway). In addition, she has just been announced as support on two of My Bloody Valentine's UK/EU tour dates this November (Manchester and Dublin), which fittingly follows her naming the band's seminal record Loveless as her Pitchfork Perfect 10. This forthcoming run follows highly touted sold-out 2025 shows in New York and London amidst other buzzy headline dates across the UK/EU/US (with shows alongside Chanel Beads, james K, and others).
