Doldrums previews upcoming record Esc with dreamy dance belter "Machine Boi"

"In 'Machine Boi' you have this character who wants to give up, doesn’t feel like a natural being that is a part of their environment. His tears rust him dry and he is forced to adapt," explains Airick Asher Woodhead of the new Doldrums tune. "I read this book The Empty Fortress about a young boy who was convinced he had to run power from outlets to his body to perform basic functions. He thought he was a part of the power system and not a person, referred to food as 'batteries' and would smash lightbulbs whenever he was upset."

"Machine Boi" joins up with "Runnerup" and "Heater" to preview Woodhead's third LP.

"Lyrically, the theme that runs throughout the album is dehumanization. You have these characters who have been put down or made to feel less than human. The songs are kind of like fables or fairy tales...," continues Woodhead of Esc as a whole. "The most psychedelic thing that can happen to someone is when an abstraction they’ve created becomes real. It’s one thing for artists to flex their conceptions of self within a digital space, but for politicians to do it, when there are lives and jobs at stake, it is another thing entirely."

Majical Cloudz's Matthew Otto has mixed the album. The new long-player follows 2015's The Air Conditioned Nightmare and debut LP Lesser Evil.

Tracklist:

1. EPILOGUE
2. PERV
3. RUNNERUP
4. LIMERENCE (we come in pieces)
5. SWIM
6. THE STITCHED TOGETHER MAN
7. HEATER
8. MACHINE BOI
9. AGAINST THE GLASS
10. OKAY