Keeley Forsyth has today shared her new single, and video, Turning (feat. Colin Stetson). Following lead single 'Horse', released last month, 'Turning' is the second track to be taken from Keeley's new album 'The Hollow', her third album and 130701 debut, which will be released on 10th May. You can listen to 'Turning' here.
Turning was born after Keeley attended Colin Stetson's solo live show, admiring his singular approach, at once technically brilliant and emotionally captivating and decided to invite him to collaborate. The resulting track is a feverish cyclical dervish with Stetson utilising a range of saxophones to create a Philip Glass-like arpeggiated stampede for Keeley to ride alongside.
Speaking of Turning, Keeley says: "Colin is a force, elemental and truly moving to witness. Experiencing him perform live was in many ways the catalyst for this collaboration. I wanted to try and match his instrumentation with a percussive, staccato vocal line, aiming to complement his playing without overshadowing or personally being so central to the piece. It’s quite rare to hear Colin’s playing accompanied by a vocalist and it’s an experiment I’d like to explore with him further in the future.
‘The Hollow’ is available now to pre-order on vinyl (Dinked, FatCat and standard editions), CD, digital download and streaming across all platforms here.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Saturday 6 April
Rewire Festival, Grote Kerk, Netherlands
– https://www.rewirefestival.nl/artist/keeley-forsyth
Saturday 27th April
Bristol New Music, Bristol, UK
– https://bristolnewmusic.org/artists/keeley-forsyth/
Thursday 23rd May
ICA, London UK
– https://birdonthewire.seetickets.com/event/keeley-forsyth/institute-of-contemporary-arts/2947523