Montreal trio BIG|BRAVE have announced new album A Chaos of Flowers which will be out April 19 via Thrill Jockey. Robin Wattie, Mathieu Ball and Tasy Hudson once again worked with producer Seth Manchester and the album also features contributions from guitarist Tashi Dorji and saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi.
Robin Wattie drew inspiration for the album from the works of poets she felt kinship with. “I discovered that most poems from folk traditions or in the public domain seem to be by men – to which I could not quite relate. In my search, I rediscovered some of my favorite works and poets,” she says. “It is a feeling of relatability and even astonishment really with how these writers of different standings and eras and all being female-presenting, each expressing these seemingly similar intense moments of individual experiences, of intimacy and madness. We’re alone, and yet, not.”
The first single from the album is its opening cut, “i felt a funeral” which features BIG|BRAVE’s unique “maximalist minimalism” mix of drone, folk, metal and more, and comes with a stylish video created by the band. “The making of this video employed a similar process as we do when writing music,” says Mathieu Ball. “As we’ve learned to let the flow of ideas take its course, the act of creating works whether with fully formed concepts or an unfinished notion, starting the work itself acts as a sort of guide to where the final outcome may land. We realized that something more visually minimal than what we first imagined was the way to go. The performer (Robin) and the audience both partake in this visual and aural conversation together creating a more intimate visual space. The audience is led in and out of her intimate space all while being kept at safe distance. Paired with the lyrical content, it can be considered an apt representation of the elements of mental collapse – a simplified visual dance with the inner and outside world.”
Watch the video below.
BIG|BRAVE have European tour dates in May and those are listed below as well.
A Chaos Of Flowers
i felt a funeral
not speaking of the ways
chanson pour mon ombre
canon : in canon
a song for Marie part iii
theft
quotidian : solemnity
moonset
BIG|BRAVE – 2024 TOUR DATES
May 3 – Duisburg, DE – Stapeltor
May 4 – Brussels, BE – Les Nuits Botanique
May 5 – Paris, FR – Pointe Ephemere
May 6 – Bern, CH – Dachstock
May 7 – Schorndorf, DE – Club Manufaktur
May 8 – Graz, AT – Orpheum Extra
May 9 – Budapest, HU – Durer Kert
May 10 – Wien, AT – Chelsea
May 11 – Krakow, PL – Kamienna12
May 12 – Warsaw, PL – Hydrozagadka
May 14 – Prague Bike, CZ – Jesus
May 15 – Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain
May 16 – Aarhus, DK – VoxHall
May 17 – Sonderborg, DK – Mejeriet
May 18 – Copenhagen DK – A Colossal Weekend
May 20 – Den Haag, NL – Paard
May 21 – Antwerp, BE – Bouckenborgh
May 22 – Ramsgate, UK – Ramsgate Music Hall
May 23 – Brighton, UK – The Green Door Store
May 24 – Bristol, UK – Dareshack
May 25 – Leeds, UK – The Lending Room
May 25 – London, UK – Portals Festival
