Lael Neale – Wild Waters

Today, Lael Neale is sharing “Wild Waters,” a new single and official video from Altogether Stranger, her new, expansive forthcoming album, out this Friday, May 2nd, 2025 worldwide on Sub Pop.
“Wild Waters” is also a vignette from The Altogether Stranger, a visual accompaniment to the album “Altogether Stranger,” which will premiere on YouTube on Thursday, May 1st.
Starring Neale and written and directed in collaboration with producer and accompanist Guy Blakeslee, the 34-minute film weaves together nine music videos, capturing a world in which Neale, in a mirrored jumpsuit, plays an interdimensional being on a mission to restore harmony to humanity with her cosmic Omnichord.
It includes guest appearances from Ian Svenonius (as God) and choreography and movement direction by Sandi Denton (who also leads The Rated Z Dancers, who appear throughout).
Neale says of the “Wild Waters” visual and The Altogether Stranger…film:
“The video for ‘Wild Waters’ was a collaboration with choreographer & dancer Sandi (Denton). I had this vision of dancers playing the part of interdimensional beings performing a dance that would open a portal, calling my character through. In perfect synchronicity, when I approached Sandi with the idea, she had already been building a two-person dance that fit seamlessly. I love working with Sandi for this reason.”

Neale continues, “While the album was made by just me and Guy, the really fun part of creating this film was getting to include our friends in the production and experiment alongside some of the many visionary artists who are active in Los Angeles right now to bring the story to life. The guiding ethos for both the record and the film was an intuitive (vs. technical) approach, embracing the primitive simplicity of making things by hand.”
Fri. May 02 – London, UK – Rough Trade East
Sat. May 10 – Dublin, IE – Workman’s Cellar *
Sun. May 11 – Belfast, UK – McHughs *
Wed. May 14 – Lausanne, CH – Le Romandie*
Thu. May 15 – Dijon, FR – La Vapeur *
Fri. May 16 – Paris, FR – Le Hasard Ludique *
Sat. May 17 – Brussels, BE – Les Nuits Botanique
Mon. May 19 – Amsterdam, NL – DOKA *
Tue. May 20 – Hamburg, DE – Nachtasyl *
Wed. May 21 – Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain *
Fri. May 23 – Copenhagen, DK – Huset
Sat. May 24 – Stockholm, SE – Echo Three Fest
Tue. May 27 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana *
Wed. May 28 – London, UK – Omeara *
Thu. May 29 – Manchester, UK – YES Basement *
Fri. May 30 – Newcastle, UK – Cumberland Arms *
Sat. May 31 – Glasgow, UK – Hug & Pint *
Sun. Jun. 01- Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique ^
Mon. Jun. 02 – Lyon, FR – Le Radiant ^
Sun.Jun 08 – Guastalla, IT – Handmade Festival
Thu. Jun.12 – Luxembourg, LU – Rotondes *
Sat. Jun. 14 – Hilvarenbeek, NL – Best Kept Secret Festival
* w/ Entrance (Guy Blakeslee)
^ w/ Beach House
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