Geoff Barrow’s Beak> announce split EP with their own alter-ego
The EP features two tracks from Beak> and two from their alter-ego
2nd June 2015
Geoff Barrow of Portishead fame’s side project Beak have announced a new split EP, with themselves.
The EP features two songs from Beak> and two from what has been described as their “ever expanding and floating membership” alter-ego, which consists of Barrow, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams, a point which is driven home by the addition of vocals by Californian alternative hip-hop artist Jonwayne on one of the
The split EP is Beak>’s first release since 2012’s ‘>>’ and will be out in July via Barrow’s Invada label. Beak> are also providing the soundtrack for upcoming film ‘Couple in a Hole’ which tells the story of a British couple who find themselves living in a hole in a Scandinavian forest and is out this year.
Check out the full tracklisting the split along with the handful of shows Beak> currently have booked around Europe.
Beak>: 01 The Meader 02 The Broken Window
01 When We Fall 02 There’s No One [ft. Jonwayne]
JUNE 26 Brussels, Out Loud @ Beursschouwburg 27 Paris, Petit Bain 28 Metz, Tcrm-Bilda 29 Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw Aan Tij 30 London, Roundhouse *
* with Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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