A new Beak> album might not come around often, but when it does, it always seems to capture a specific moment in time, a new set of elegies for the present moment. With the surprise announcement and release of >>>>, Beak> deliver another taste of a different moment, suspended in stasis and simultaneously rushing towards the vanishing point on the horizon.

“The recording and writing initially began in a house called Pen Y Bryn in Talsarnau, Wales in the fall out from the weirdness of the Covid days. Remote and with only ourselves and the view of Portmeirion in the distance we got to work. With the opening track, “Strawberry Line” (our tribute to our dear furry friend Alfie Barrow, who appears on the albums cover) as the metronomic guide for the album, we then resumed recording, as before, at Invada studios in Bristol, whilst still touring around Europe and North/South America. After playing hundreds of gigs and festivals over the years we felt that touring had started to influence our writing to the point we werent sure who we were anymore. So we decided to go back to the origins of where we were at on our first album. With zero expectations and just playing together in a room.” – Beak>

The album is a stripped back album in every aspect; from the music to the creative.

Its a solo project from Dan and will be released under the Bastille Presents umbrella. Lyrically, the album draws from the stories of interesting individuals and characters throughout history. The creative of the album is designed to evoke a hand crafted and analogue feel.

Dan speaks on the album I wanted to make a beautiful collection of story songs – using the lives of interesting people – to speak to life, my life, and human experiences. This collection of tracks sounds intimate, organic and different to what people maybe expect, and I’m hugely proud of it as a body of work.