Today, yk Records released the third LP from LA based Talking with Hands (aka Matthew Smith). I'm biased of course but I think it's a particularly strong offering from Smith and am really pleased to have been involved in some part with bringing it into the world. As the story goes, Smith was working on a follow-up to his previous album and decided to make two EPs - each tackling a different topic. The first would be about Generative AI's entaglemenents with human creativity. The second would be about the devaluing of music from big tech. Heady topics but good starting points for inspiration as they were near and dear to his personal experiences.

Over time, those two EP's congealed and transformed into one cohesive album - Organic Machine. It's a ready that covers a lot of big topics but doesn't do it in a way that feels cumbersome or dense. The songs may be about how terrible streaming (and Daniel Ek in particular) is for artists but it's a lot of big, memorable, hooks and buzzy guitars. It's a fun time!

We released three preview singles ahead of the album. Each containing two remixes and each accompanied with a music video - you should watch them all.

I made the cover art with Matthew Smith and am quite proud of how it turned out. I don't think it needs any heavy-handed explanation but I am quite happy with the subtle Black Mirror-esque vibes and the old school loading animation - both appropriate for the album themes, imo.

It's streaming everywhere - Apple Music, Spotify, etc. It's also on Bandcamp and Ampwall if you want to support it there.

There's more promotion left to do for this record but I'd really appreciate it if you'd give it a whirl. I think you'll enjoy it.