Kass Richards - New Love Meditation (2024) [Hi-Res]

Kass Richards’ first solo album, The Language Shadow, was released in 2020. Co-produced by Richards and Basia Bulat and recorded at Montreal’s storied Hotel2Tango, the album is timeless, a spare and haunted updating on a classical approach to song.

Richards’ second album, New Love Meditation, is out June 24, 2024. The album was co-produced by Richards and Maximilian ‘Twig’ Turnbull (U.S. Girls, Badge Époque Ensemble) and recorded live with a full band a year and a half after the birth of Richards’ first child. Lucid, character-driven storytelling and a cerebral sensibility are present on both of Richards’ albums, yet New Love Meditation departs from The Language Shadow in its rock-infused instrumentation and surprisingly dancey beats. It is a testament to the complementary rawness of rock and new motherhood.

Richards is a frequent collaborator with Meg Remy and her ever-evolving art pop project, U.S. Girls. From 2018 until the onset of the pandemic, she had been a regular member of Remy’s In A Poem Unlimited touring band, and was a central member of the live recording sessions that culminated in Remy’s acclaimed 2020 release, Heavy Light (4AD). In the earlier days of Covid lockdown, Richards edited Remy’s first book, Begin by Telling, and contributed vocals for a U.S. Girls cover of The Birthday Party’s "Junkyard" for the 4AD compilation, Bills & Aches & Blues, as well as vocals for what would become the title track of U.S. Girls’ 2023 album, Bless This Mess (4AD).

Tracklist:
1.01 - Kass Richards - Dream (3:30)
1.02 - Kass Richards - Gardens (3:57)
1.03 - Kass Richards - Love Is Teasing (3:09)
1.04 - Kass Richards - Picture (3:21)
1.05 - Kass Richards - New Love Meditation (3:51)
1.06 - Kass Richards - Blue (3:47)
1.07 - Kass Richards - Mazie (2:43)
1.08 - Kass Richards - Reprise (0:59)
1.09 - Kass Richards - Blackwater Side (4:45)