Montreal avant-rock trio SUUNS have announced their sixth studio album, The Breaks, previewed by today's release of the title track.
The follow-up to 2021's Witness arrives September 6 on Joyful Noise Recordings. It was produced by the band's Liam O'Neill, who repeatedly reimagined frontman Ben Shemie and multi-instrumentalist Joseph Yarmush's ideas from sporadic rehearsal sessions in Pro Tools over a two-year period.
"The Breaks became sort of the opposite of our last record," Yarmush explained in a release. "Nothing was really played together. We were caught in a little bit of a wormhole, trying new things, throwing different things against the wall."
O'Neill added, "Sometimes we arrived at these moments of impasse and where we didn't know what to do. And I just found myself really getting into it. Let's try this and this! And just try everything. I had a lot of energy, and I felt really passionate about it."
The vibey title track sees the band delve headlong into dream pop territory for the first time, bridging the gap between abstract electronics and their melodic instincts. It arrives alongside a music video directed by Alexander Ortiz, which you can watch below — where you'll also find the album tracklist.
The Breaks:
1. Vanishing Point
2. Fish on a String
3. Rage
4. Road Signs and Meanings
5. Overture
6. Wave
7. Doreen
8. The Breaks