Mariner: Cult of Luna Announce New Album with Julie Christmas (Ex-Made Out of Babies)

I don’t know how they managed to keep it a secret this long, but the cat is out of the bag, and this just leapt to the top of my “Most Anticipated Releases of 2016” list: Cult of Luna and Julie Christmas, the brilliant former vocalist for acts such as Made Out of Babies and Battle of Mice, have collaborated on a new album entitled Mariner, which will be out April 8. Here’s a video teaser — it doesn’t contain any of Christmas’ haunting vocals, but it still sounds fantastic:

Says Cult of Luna about the release:

“At the end of Vertikal, we stood in the cold harshness of the mechanical city and looked up onto the stars.

“We lost ourselves in the awe of their grace and thought that ‘maybe the answer is to be found above.’

“The ship was leaking and by to look of it, our home was dying. No room for fear when a greater call demands your full attention. So, we left…

“Onward, forward. Like the old seafarers, we explored the vastness of space.

“Not bound by physical laws we pass the speed of light and chase the expansion of space until we reach it’s limit.

“And then, we continued on and disappeared.

“This is our story.”

Pre-orders and the debut single will both launch February 11. We will, naturally, keep you updated.

Thanks: Will K.