Brijean – Macro

Today, Brijean, the project of percussionist/singer-songwriter Brijean Murphy — the percussive heartbeat for live bands like Mitski, Poolside, and Toro y Moi — and multi-instrumentalist/producer Doug Stuart announces their new album Macro, out July 12th via Ghostly International, and shares its lead single/visualizer “Workin’ On It.” 

“Workin’ On It” finds Brijean at their lightest and free.

The track initially started as a living room jam then “Doug played the two-layered basslines over a loop of bongos, congas and a drum machine and the rest felt like it happened in a dream,” explains Murphy.  While working late into the night and struggling with insomnia, she improvised her sleep-deprived lines, riffing on self-improvement and modern times, half-serious at first but something clicked in those small hours. Later she asked fans to send voice memos in exchange for art, and some of those got peppered into the soundbed. “That was a treat… Just getting to go through and hear all of these voices from around the world, an intimate and charming experience.” The album’s visuals, directed by Bijan Berahimi (FISK), sees Brijean and Doug present themselves as a variety of characters, reflecting on the multi-faceted nature of their style, interests and sound.

Brijean Tour Dates

Fri. Jul. 12 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village

Sat. Jul. 13 –  Detroit, MI @ El Club

Sun. Jul. 14 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground

Wed. Jul. 17 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis

Thu. Jul. 18 – New York, NY @ MHOW

Sat. Jul. 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

Mon. Jul. 22 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle

Tue. Jul. 23 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl

Thu. Jul. 25 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)

Fri. Jul. 26 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

Sat. Jul. 27 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at 3TEN

Fri. Aug. 2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

Sun. Aug. 4 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

Tue. Aug. 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret

Wed. Aug. 7 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos

Fri. Aug. 9 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux

Sat. Aug. 10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

Mon. Aug. 12 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

Thu. Aug. 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

Fri. Aug. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room

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