Liz Harris is stepping out under her own name for the first time. The Portland artist, better known as Grouper, announces Music For Two Films About Water, and she's sharing a 22-minute track to mark the moment. This is a big one.
Harris has been conjuring moods since 2005, a cult hero who sounds like nobody else. Think of the fogged-out beauty of 2008's Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill, or the stark piano of Ruins. Her live shows are rare and treasured. She just wrapped a short North American run last month.
The momentum is real right now. Last week her dream-pop trio Helen came back after 11 years with the lovely Linda's Head, and now this.
A 22-minute piece is a lot to sit with, but Harris has always rewarded patience. Her work drifts, swells, then settles into something you feel in your chest.
Clear your afternoon. Press play. Let it wash over you.