Overview
- Fire-Toolz, the electronic project of Chicago artist Angel Marcloid, announced the album Lavender Networks with a lead single now streaming.
- Stereogum is premiering the track “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head” and published the full 10-song tracklist with features.
- Warp Records will release the album on May 8, marking Marcloid’s next step with the label after her 2024 LP Breeze.
- Guests include Zola Jesus, Brothertiger, Nailah Hunter, Lipsticism, Jennifer Holm, and Sling Beam, with Pitchfork noting appearances by Marcloid’s wife, Liverfire, and her sister, Sling Beam.
- Pitchfork also points to a new video for the single and places the project in Marcloid’s boundary-pushing lane that blends bright synths with harsh vocals.