Former alt-J bassist Gwil Sainsbury announces debut LOOR album with title-track "Waters"

28 February 2020, 10:47 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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LOOR, the project of ex-alt-J bassist Gwil Sainsbury, has announced his debut album with the title-track "Waters" as the lead single.

"Waters" is LOOR's first new offering since releasing his debut EP Nightland in November last year.

The new single lands with a psychedelic visual animated by Salvador Herrera.

Sainbury says of his forthcoming album, "I think I’m pretty influenced by a lot of psychedelic music, whether that’s electronic or whether that’s in jazz. I wanted to be independent, and able to produce what I wanted to produce by myself. And to me, it’s very much about a relationship to nature."

Waters is an album largely inspired by Sainsbury's own psychedelic experiences. He adds, "I feel like you’re downloading vast amounts of information. So I just wanted to make something that I felt reflected my own psychedelic experiences."

LOOR's "Waters" single is out now. His Waters album is due for release via AWAL on 1 May. He plays The Waiting Room in London on 1 May.