Photo: Charlie Weinmann

Mark Guiliana has announced questions (volume one), a new album that finds the acclaimed  drummer and composer stepping away from the drum kit and toward the intimate resonance of a small upright piano. The follow-up to last year’s Grammy-nominated MARK is a more personal and reflective affair, “investigating the quiet tension of unresolved thought”, as the press release describes. The album unfolds gently, with subtle electronics and intricate textures guiding nine delicate, open-ended pieces.

We’ll have to wait until June 30th for the full album to arrive through Edition Records, but the first glimpse is already here with the opening track, ‘how can i help?’, a delicate and quietly beautiful piece that sets the tone for what’s to come. Take a listen below.