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Since their debut as Brijean, the project of

percussionist/singer-songwriter Brijean Murphy

(the percussive heartbeat for live bands like Mitski,

Poolside, and Toro y Moi) and

multi-instrumentalist/producer Doug Stuart has

moved with ingenuity, fusing psych-pop

abstraction with dance floor sensibilities. Through

the body and mind, rhythm and lyricism, they

make sense of the worlds around and within; 2021's

Feelings celebrated self-reflection; 2022's Angelo

processed loss, coinciding with the duo's first

headlining tour, which doubled down on the

material's desire to move. Now, across the playful

expanse of Macro, arriving in 2024 on Ghostly

International, Brijean engages different sides of

themselves, the paradox of being alive. They've

leveled up to meet the complexities and harmonies

of the human experience with their most dynamic

songwriting yet. Colorful, collaborative,

sophisticated, and deeply fun, the album animates

a macrocosm with characters, moods, and points of

view rooted in the notion that no feeling is final and

the only way out is through.