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Julianna Barwick is back to soothe and enchant us with Healing Is A Miracle, her first new record in four years, following the release of Will in 2016. The album sees her exploring rich sonic possibilities through improvisation and her singular, ethereal and immersive loop-based compositions. After recording all of her music on headphones, on Healing Is A Miracle she turned to studio monitors, which had been gifted to her by Jónsi and Alex (Somers). “The first song I remember making with those was the first song on the album, Inspirit.” she explains, “When I added the bass I really felt it in my body, you know, in a way you just wouldn’t with headphones… it was kind of euphoric and fun”, she explained. “I got really excited about making the record in that moment, and I think that really had an impact on the sounds I ended up making.”
A transitional album, Barwick recorded it in the aftermath of her move from New York to Los Angeles, with the help of Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Nosaj Thing and Mary Lattimore. Healing Is A Miracle, as the title suggests, takes its name from the processes of body healing. “You cut your hand, it looks pretty bad, and two weeks later it looks like it never happened… That’s kind of amazing, you know?”

The record is set for release on July 10th through Ninja Tune and Barwick has already shared two moving and mesmerizing singles, ‘Inspirit’ and ‘In Light’ featuring Jónsi. ‘In Light’ comes with a gorgeous accompanying video, directed by Joel Kazuo Knoernschild.

Brooklyn based experimental artist Julianna Barwick has a new album on the way called Will, which follows her celestial 2013’s Nepenthe. Busy with touring and projects all over the place, Barwick worked and conceived the album in many different locations, from New York to Asheville, North Carolina, to Lisbon, Portugal. “I love touring, but it can be a wild ride”, said Barwick. “You’re constantly adjusting, assimilating, and finding yourself in life-changing situations.”

The self-produced Will also sees Barwick bringing in guest collaborators, including Mas Ysa’s Thomas Arsenault, Dutch cellist Maarten Vos and percussionist Jamie Ingalls (Chairlift, Tanlines, Beverly).

Ahead of the album’s release on May 6th via Dead Oceans, Barwick has shared the gorgeous and dreamy single ‘Nebula’ and it comes with a video directed by Derrick Belcham. Watch it below.