‘New Morning’, first single from The General Assembly’s upcoming second album will be released 1 March 2024.

It’s their first release in 7 years, following a bout of serious illness for band leader Matt Wicking. As he heals, the music is flowing again, this time weaving together reflections on personal and planetary health - exploring how we carry on in the face of unthinkable loss.

All considered, 'New Morning' is an apt title for the start of a new chapter for the band, with a new line-up, and a raft of upcoming singles and sophomore album due to appear later in 2024. 

THE SONG
New Morning, the latest release by Matt Wicking and collaborators (‘The General Assembly’) features the stunning background vocals of Kelly Day (Broads), percussion from sublime contemporary drummer Maria Moles, and soundscapes by multi-instrumentalists Paul Raine and D.A. Calf. 

The song is about the opportunity in life’s challenges, with the sublime vocal pairing of Wicking and Day giving way half-way through to bathe the listener in a four-minute outro of blissful dissonance.

“Don't waste your heartache
Mistake on mistake
When the wind calls your name
Let the wind take you home”

The single is released as part of an EP with three accompanying ambient tracks:
1. New Morning (7:46)
2. Ocean Without Shore (3:57)
3. Transmitter Receiver (4:47)
4. Phosphorescent (4:10)

Ocean Without Shore

Transmitter Receiver

Phosphorescent

New Morning

Forest Fire, White Walls

Everybody Knows (feat. Kelly Day)

EK2 (feat. Kelly Day)

Pairing Matt Wicking's remarkable voice and poetic lyrics with an electric spirit https://thegeneralassembly.bandcamp.com/

The band's recordings fulfil the promise of live shows that audiences have called “achingly beautiful", “divine", “so powerful and gorgeous!", "truly incredible” and “an emotional experience”.

Grounding and inspiring in equal measure, the sound of this independent band from Melbourne includes post-rock, electronic and indie influences. Songs weave vivid tales – of raging fire and rising deluge, of a civilisation disconnected from itself. 

REVIEWS
"Masterful" - The Music
"A magical experience" - The Plus Ones
"Bewitching…imaginative and evocative" - Inpress
"Actual jaw-dropping stuff" - semplesize

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