[Photo courtesy of Frances Carter]

By Julia Weber, Editorial Director

New Zealand band Phoebe Rings announced their debut album due June 6 via Carpark Records.

Two singles, “Aseurai” and “Drifting” are available to stream ahead of the album’s release. The forthcoming LP follows the band’s debut self-titled EP, which they released in 2021.

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“Aseurai means around you in the atmosphere, hard to reach, fading away,” said the frontwoman of the group, Crystal Choi, in a press release.

“It’s a poetic expression. You wouldn’t say it in normal conversation, but I like that,” Choi added.

Phoebe Rings originated as a solo project of Choi’s but Aseurai welcomes collaboration from fellow members of the band, with songwriting credits going to the whole band.

Guitarist and synthesist Simeon Kavanagh-Vincent spoke of a transformation since the group’s EP release that can be discerned from the forthcoming album, saying, “Without getting too gloomy, it’s a weird world out there. A lot has changed in the world since the EP came out.” 

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