Two Inch Astronaut make a surprise return with two new songs, "Check Please" and "Humorist," recorded together with J. Robbins.

"We wrote these two songs in 2018 right before we made the decision to take a break from the band. As the ten year anniversary of Foulbrood loomed, we thought it'd be cool to do something slightly less backward looking than a reissue or reunion, so we reworked these two more recent tunes and finally got around to recording them. We all live in different places now and more than anything it was just great to have an excuse to be together again (and to hang with J Robbins). 

Both of the songs are about the solipsism of pursuing anything creative, but the experience of recording them was a nice reminder of how many great times and irreplaceable friendships came from doing this silly thing, so can't be all bad."

Two Inch Astronaut - "Check Please / Humorist"

Two Inch Astronaut - Humorist

Two Inch Astronaut - Check Please

In its fifth year, the traditional January 27th release spirals around Mark Vernon’s birthday. Interestingly, the "year one" occurred just a few weeks before we began communicating. As with many occasions, we can wonder whether it was precognition or coincidence...
[read more on Bandcamp]

Happy birthday to the sound wizard Mark Vernon!

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Released January 27, 2025

Recorded, edited, and composed by Manja Ristić.
Field recording of popping algae made by Joana Guerra in Barreiro, Portugal.
Field recordings of bat swarms, various cicadas, and an underwater reef made by Mark Vernon in various locations in Thailand.
Instruments used include violin, EMS Synthi 100, JrF hydrophones, and JrF contact mics.
Locations include Montreal, Canada; Nazare and Barreiro, Portugal; Isle of Arran, Scotland; the islands of Vrnik, Mljet, and Silba, Croatia; Harrachstal, Austria; various locations around Thailand; Lago Miraflores, Panama; and Avala Mountain, Serbia.

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Mastering: Goran Simonoski / La Plant Studio
Cover image: Žarka Radoja, the dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Cover art: Manja Ristić

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For Mark

Bandcamp

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PRE-ORDER: www.prewnmusic.bandcamp.com/album/system

Prewn - System

PRE-ORDER: https://prewnmusic.bandcamp.com/album/system

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Talk About It

'Submarine' is taken from the debut album by herbal tea, 'Hear as the Mirror Echoes', out August 29, 2025 on @orindal and @golddayrecs

Vinyl, cassette & digital pre-order: herbaltea.bandcamp.com/album/hear-as…mirror-echoes

Official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuOWDWaWr_I

Lyrics:
I don't know why I'm walking
through these streets at night alone
when will my love be here
when will you come and save me?

I'm like a submarine
I'm looking through the periscope
nobody sees me
my eyes are only open for you
mind is barely open.

down in the soil
up in smoke
a huff of heavy fumes
trying not to think of then,
when she was always hiding.

I don't know why I'm walking
down this road
the 'ship has flown
soared out of the atmosphere
like you're already losing
mind, you're barely bruising
mind, you're barely losing
losing.


Two Inch Astronaut - Check Please

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