Matthew Dear announces first album in six years, shares two tracks "Bunny's Dream" and "Echo"

EIt's been six whole years since Matthew Dear's last album Beams. Since then he's teamed up with Tegan & Sara for their 2017 track "Bad Ones", and released his solo track "Modafinil Blues", both of which wll feature on his new album.

The multi-talented musician, producer and DJ is back with two new tracks, the atmospheric "Bunny's Dream" and the fragmented, intricate "Echo".

Speaking about his comeback to music, Matthew Dear explained, “Some bands have retired and come back in the amount of time since my last album. Hell, I’ve even played a part in making two more humans since Beams. But hey old man, why aren’t I rested? Why’s your boy so damn tired? Where’s the music? Did I finally succumb to the burn out you always warned me of? Well, I DJ’d a lot, put out an Audion album, and submitted a DJ Kicks mix. Throughout it all, as has been the case since I was 14, I made loads of weirdo music. If it weren’t digital, there’d be boxes of tapes and tapes and tapes. See, that’s the thing. I’m a tinkerer. I’m a loop obsessed sound hack. The process is what I get out of bed for. So what gives Pops? Where is the music?”

The two new tracks are lifted from his forthcoming fifth album Bunny. About the album, Matthew Dear stated, "I’m calling this one Bunny. As always, it’s got a little bit of everything that makes me who I am. Why Bunny? Fundamentally, I love the way the word looks and sounds. I love the way it rolls off the mind and onto the tongue. It’s a funny thing too. Bunnies are cute. Bunnies are weird. They’re soft. They’re sexy. They’re lucky. They wildly procreate. They trick hunters, but get tricked by turtles. They lead you down holes. They adorn the headboards of children’s beds, lined up meticulously just as mom did when she was your age. Bunnies are seemingly with us from birth, and probably skitter past on our way out the big door. ‘Viste al conejito papá?’ ‘Sí, fue una buena sopa!’ Good one pops.”

He adds, “So here is my album. Already a fading stamp on the passport of a time traveller. I do it all for you. I couldn’t quit if I wanted to. I’m only getting started.”

Tracklist:

1. Bunny’s Dream
2. Calling
3. Can You Rush Them
4. Echo
5. Modafinil Blues
6. What You Don’t Know
7. Horses (feat. Tegan and Sara)
8. Moving Man
9. Bunny’s Interlude
10. Duke of Dens
11. Electricity
12. Kiss Me Forever
13. Bad Ones (feat. Tegan and Sara)
14. Before I Go