Males I Belief have launched Equus Asinus, the primary of their two new albums due this spring.
Spanning 14 new tracks, Equus Asinus presents a contemplative, nuanced model of the Montreal band’s signature sound, with quite a lot of down-tempo tracks and acoustic preparations, and tasteful, nostalgic keyboard and guitar tones all through. Stream the album under. It’s additionally accessible to buy through Bandcamp at a pay-what-you-want worth.
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The band first introduced Equus Asinus and its companion — the yet-to-be-released Equus Caballus — final month, together with a run of 2025 tour dates. Writing in regards to the initiatives on Twitter, they defined, “Early within the writing and recording course of, we realized we had a set of songs with distinct energies but equally significant to us. It grew to become clear that we wished to launch them as two separate entities each from the identical genus: Equus Asinus and Equus Caballus.”
The discharge date for Equus Caballus has not been confirmed, however the band did point out that it could be arriving this spring, “earlier than we begin our North American and European excursions.”
As for Equus Asinus’ placing album artwork, that includes a shirtless man ironing a shirt, the band mentioned the photograph was taken by Donna Ferrato, and that they “really feel fortunate and honoured to collaborate together with her.” See the art work and tracklist under.
Males I Belief’s 2025 tour dates will kick off in April, taking the band to Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta, and extra cities, earlier than concluding with a remaining present in Philadelphia on September sixth. Get tickets right here.
Equus Asinus Art work: