Bright Future: CD LONGWEEKEND30 and West Papua

and West Papua

Lou Barlow has tapped into a new confidence in the chaos

double bass drives “Evil Empowered” as deft shredding steamrolls towards a soaring scream of “Rise above

“Powerful and eccentric” Pitchfork

they declared it “the best melancholy album of the millennium” while The Guardian called it “his masterpiece

Bright Future: CD LONGWEEKEND30 and West PapuaAdrianne Lenker announces her new solo album. Bright Future, out on 22 March on 4AD, marks Lenkers first album since 2020s songs & instrumentals, and features co production from Philip Weinrobe, alongside contributions from Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson, and Josefin Runsteen. Following the previously released single Ruined, Sadness As A Gift sees Lenker at her most familiar and warm, a track that is both utterly timeless, yet sounding new and surprising on