Bristolian adventurous drum-and-sax duo Run Logan Run will release their third album, For A Brief Moment We Could Smell The Flowers, on September 17th through Worm Discs. Recorded in lockdown, following a period of intense jamming, the eight-track record finds them embracing a new direction, with the collaboration of producer Riaan Vosloo (Nostalgia 77). For A Brief Moment We Could Smell The Flowers “bolsters the dynamic improvised sound of the group with expansive synth soundscapes that add depth, warmth and emotional heft to the duo’s uniquely committed style of spiritualised jazz”, as the press release describes.
Speaking about the album title, which refers to the pandemic, saxophonist Andrew Neil Hayes explained that “for the first time in quite some time, society was together inside a collective moment”. Hayes added, ‘It didn’t last for long, and it was definitely ugly, but it was also definitely beautiful. We’re working from our intuition and our music is a reflection of the world we inhabit. It’s ugly, but it’s also beautiful, and it’s beautiful, but it’s also ugly.”

Ahead of the album release, Run Logan Run have shared ‘Screaming With The Light On’, a buoyant and boisterous track, marked by a sense of visceral energy and pure joy. Take a listen below.