A new song from Blight + tour dates
Listen to "Something in the Air" from the new album now
Today I’m pleased (or perhaps more accurately, disturbed) to present another new song from the forthcoming album Blight. This one is called “Something in the Air”.
You can listen to it here.
“Something in the Air” is about about a looming threat that can take many forms. Precautions that would have seemed strange a decade ago have become ordinary routines — a new normal set against a backdrop of creeping dread. Meanwhile, doom lies dormant, waiting to erupt.
Accompanying the song is a video by Ryan Hover. You can watch that below.
Blight will be out on October 10th via Transgressive Records.
You can pre-order the physical album or pre-save the digital album here.
And with the new song, we’re also announcing a first round of tour dates in the EU & UK early next year.
Tickets for all these shows are on sale now using the code “Blight” here.
And a reminder for those in the New York area: we’ll be doing a special release show on October 22 at Le Poisson Rouge.
Tickets are on sale now, here.
Alright, back to the new song.
I don’t think it’s necessary to go into detail about the meaning of “Something in the Air” — it’s both self-evident and open to interpretation. So I’ll just share a strange occurrence around its creation:
One morning while recording vocals on an earlier demo of the song, I heard a low roar approaching from a distance. The sound quickly reached my studio and vibrated the whole building for about half a minute, rattling the windows and causing the walls to creak.
I recognized this odd phenomenon from a similar experience when I was a teenager. Checking the local news, it confirmed my suspicion that this was a mild earthquake (a rarity in New York). The timing felt ominous.
I was unsettled for the rest of the day as I worked on the track, unable to shake the feeling that this song possessed some kind of cursed energy. These are the kinds of strange ideas that get into my head while working alone for long stretches of time.
Later that day, just as the sun was beginning to set, I found myself back in the house after shutting down the studio for the evening. Before washing some dishes, I decided to review the handful of demos I had worked on over the course of that week.
About halfway through the recording of “Something in the Air”, that same low rumble swept through the kitchen for about twenty seconds, vibrating the glasses and bowls in the sink. Local news soon confirmed a series of small aftershocks had been detected across the region.
Some art is allegedly haunted — by its tortured origins, the effect it has on its audience, or in some cases, its creators. After reading anecdotes about eerie happenings on old horror film sets, and others about songs that inadvertently predicted future tragedies, I can’t help but wonder.
Some works originate from dreams and nightmares, or else seemingly out of nowhere, as if you walked through their invisible cloud and inhaled them.
And then other works just feel creepy, for some reason beyond their vibe that’s hard to pin down.
I can’t say for certain which of these descriptions applies to “Something in the Air”, perhaps a little of all three. For that reason, I present it to you with some trepidation.
You can listen to “Something in the Air” and watch the video here.
“Something in the Air” lyrics
O, keep your window closed today,
O, cover up your nose today,
O, do not stand so near today,
O, there’s something in the air today.
O, there’s something in the air today,
O, best to take the stairs today,
O, be sure to charge your phone today,
O, maybe work from home today.
O, there’s something in the air today,
O, thank god I wasn’t there today.
Credits
Written between 2021 - 2024 by Peter Silberman and Michael Lerner
Produced and engineered by Peter Silberman
Recorded at Field’s Edge in Ulster County, New York
With additional engineering by Pete Caigan at Utopia Studios in Bearsville, NY
Mixed by Nicholas Principe at People Teeth in Kingston, NY
Mastered by Gus Elg at Sky Onion in Portland, OR
Vocals, piano, guitar, bass and synthesizers by Peter Silberman
Drums by Michael Lerner
Artwork and design by Ryan Hover
As a refresher, here are the various physical versions of the Blight available for pre-order:
Standard LP on clear pink vinyl
Deluxe LP on ocean blue vinyl, which includes bonus LP
Uncover New Colors: Singles ‘22-’23 on meadow green vinyl — available on vinyl for the first time.
Preorder vinyl, CD, or pre-save the digital album here.
