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Artist, producer, composer and experimentalist Matthew Herbert and drummer, composer and vocalist Momoko Gill have crossed paths before, debuting a collaboration last year with the single ‘Fallen,’ followed by Gill’s remix of Herbert’s ‘The Horse Is Here.’ Now, they have announced the release of Clay, their first full-length album together, due out on June 27th through Strut. Clay plays with sound in ways that only Herbert and Gill can. Featuring eleven tracks, the upcoming record “treads nimbly between the dancefloor and the more introspective moods of the early hours”, as the press release explains, capturing the kind of balance that makes their collaboration so intriguing. Herbert’s signature style, often transforming the world into his instrument, collides beautifully with Gill’s unique voice and multi-instrumental prowess.

Heralding the release of Clay, Herbert and Gill have shared the lead single ‘Babystar’, a gorgeous track woven with intricate rhythms. Listen to it below.