Matthew E. White shares ‘Tranquility’ from his new album

Matthew E. White has shared a new track taken from his forthcoming album ‘Fresh Blood’. ’Tranquility’ follows the previously released ‘Rock & Roll Is Cold’, with the album coming 9th March via Domino.

White shared the track in memory of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed away a year ago yesterday. White’s note says:

“A year ago today we lost Phillip Seymour Hoffman. I didn’t know Phillip, but I had watched everything he did for 15 years. To me, he was everything one could ever want to be in an artist, and although I am no actor I was much more of a student than a fan. Very soon after his death it became crystal clear to me that I wanted to try very hard and write a song for him. He deserved something from me, something that honored him, and showed how grateful I was for all he had given. His death was immensely sad and as deaths such as these go, leaves us crushed that a life so bright has been dimmed. There is a duality in these circumstances, it’s a place where we find darkness in the light, but more powerfully, we find light in the darkness. I tried to find music that felt the same.”

Originally appearing on ‘Fresh Blood’s teaser trailer, ‘Tranquility’ is a spacious ballad marked by hushed brass instruments and impassioned piano.

Listen to ’Tranquility’ and read the tracklist for ‘Fresh Blood’ below

1. ‘Take Care My Baby’
2. ‘Rock & Roll Is Cold’
3. ‘Fruit Trees’
4. ‘Holy Moly’
5. ‘Circle ‘Round The Sun’
6. ‘Feeling Good Is Good Enough’
7. ‘Tranquility’
8. ‘Golden Robes’
9. ‘Vision’
10. ‘Love Is Deep’