claire rousay’s first album for Thrill Jockey, last year’s Sentiment, was among the musician’s most structured, pop-oriented releases to date. But for her next LP on the label, she’s delving back into her ambient side. rousay calls next month’s a little death the conclusion of a trilogy 2020’s a heavenly touch and 2021’s a softer focus, once again matching field recordings with gorgeous minimal composition. Today she follows lead single “just” with “somewhat burdensome,” a song she pieced together gradually over time, according to this statement:
