Ecca Vandal has shared ‘Sorry! Crash!’ and details of her new album ‘Looking For People To Unfollow’
Seventeen-track record produced in a childhood bedroom arrives this May.
Sri Lankan-born, Melbourne-raised artist Ecca Vandal has revealed plans for her Loma Vista Recordings debut.
Titled 'Looking For People To Unfollow', the record arrives on 22nd May and was crafted entirely in producer Richie Buxton's childhood bedroom over the course of nearly two years.
Describing the album as a record about subtraction, Vandal explains: "The systems. The trends. The illusions of connection. I find empowerment in being loud and noisy especially as a woman in this global moment who grew up in a culture that told me I could not be those things."
Elaborating on the unconventional recording environment deep in bayside Melbourne, she continues: "We cut out everything that didn't serve us, the timelines, the metrics, the pressure to 'stay visible' online. We tuned out of the feed and turned inwards. In Richie's childhood bedroom, we built a tiny home studio, four walls that became a universe. The internet was painfully slow, so we were truly disconnected from the online game. Deep in bayside Melbourne, far from our inner-city friends, that little room became our whole world for nearly two years. It held all our chaos and all our clarity, a little 'playpen' where we could live, play and experiment like teenagers again. We started making things with our hands again, tangible, imperfect, and real. We wanted to celebrate long-form, the idea of an album as a whole body of work, while the world was chasing 15-second snippets and algorithm friendly noise. So we left behind the room packed with industry chatter and opinions, and created our own little haven. And honestly, it was magic. The best decision we've ever made."
Alongside the album announcement comes new track 'Sorry! Crash!'.
Titled 'Looking For People To Unfollow', the record arrives on 22nd May and was crafted entirely in producer Richie Buxton's childhood bedroom over the course of nearly two years.
Describing the album as a record about subtraction, Vandal explains: "The systems. The trends. The illusions of connection. I find empowerment in being loud and noisy especially as a woman in this global moment who grew up in a culture that told me I could not be those things."
Elaborating on the unconventional recording environment deep in bayside Melbourne, she continues: "We cut out everything that didn't serve us, the timelines, the metrics, the pressure to 'stay visible' online. We tuned out of the feed and turned inwards. In Richie's childhood bedroom, we built a tiny home studio, four walls that became a universe. The internet was painfully slow, so we were truly disconnected from the online game. Deep in bayside Melbourne, far from our inner-city friends, that little room became our whole world for nearly two years. It held all our chaos and all our clarity, a little 'playpen' where we could live, play and experiment like teenagers again. We started making things with our hands again, tangible, imperfect, and real. We wanted to celebrate long-form, the idea of an album as a whole body of work, while the world was chasing 15-second snippets and algorithm friendly noise. So we left behind the room packed with industry chatter and opinions, and created our own little haven. And honestly, it was magic. The best decision we've ever made."
Alongside the album announcement comes new track 'Sorry! Crash!'.
A packed touring schedule accompanies the release, beginning with a Coachella debut later this month before joining Deftones across Australia and New Zealand.
The dates in full read:
APRIL
11 Coachella Festival, Indio, US
18 Coachella Festival, Indio, US
MAY
2 Deftones Support, Sydney, AU
3 Deftones Support, Sydney, AU
6 Deftones Support, Brisbane, AU
7 Deftones Support, Brisbane, AU
9 Deftones Support, Melbourne, AU
10 Deftones Support, Melbourne, AU
13 Deftones Support, Auckland, NZ
JUNE
3 Impact Festival @ Tauron Arena (Limp Bizkit Support), Krakow, PL
5 Rock im Park Festival, Nürnberg, DE
6 Rock Am Ring Festival, Nurburgring, DE
10 Rock For People, Hradec Kralove, CZ
15 Release Festival (Limp Bizkit Support), Athens, GR
19 Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, NE
20 Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, DE
21 Hurricane Festival, Scheeßel, DE
23 Sparkassenpark (Limp Bizkit Support), Monchengladbach, DE
28 Outbreak Festival, Manchester, UK
JULY
2 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, DK
4 Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, BE
5 Les Eurockeenes, Belfort, FR
AUGUST
18 Parkbuhne Wuhlheide (Deftones Support), Berlin, DE
20 Open Air Gampel, Gampel, CH
23 All Points East x Outbreak Fest, London, UK
25 IMMA (Deftones Support), Dublin, IE
27 Edinburgh Summer Sessions (Deftones Support), Edinburgh, UK
The dates in full read:
APRIL
11 Coachella Festival, Indio, US
18 Coachella Festival, Indio, US
MAY
2 Deftones Support, Sydney, AU
3 Deftones Support, Sydney, AU
6 Deftones Support, Brisbane, AU
7 Deftones Support, Brisbane, AU
9 Deftones Support, Melbourne, AU
10 Deftones Support, Melbourne, AU
13 Deftones Support, Auckland, NZ
JUNE
3 Impact Festival @ Tauron Arena (Limp Bizkit Support), Krakow, PL
5 Rock im Park Festival, Nürnberg, DE
6 Rock Am Ring Festival, Nurburgring, DE
10 Rock For People, Hradec Kralove, CZ
15 Release Festival (Limp Bizkit Support), Athens, GR
19 Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, NE
20 Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, DE
21 Hurricane Festival, Scheeßel, DE
23 Sparkassenpark (Limp Bizkit Support), Monchengladbach, DE
28 Outbreak Festival, Manchester, UK
JULY
2 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, DK
4 Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, BE
5 Les Eurockeenes, Belfort, FR
AUGUST
18 Parkbuhne Wuhlheide (Deftones Support), Berlin, DE
20 Open Air Gampel, Gampel, CH
23 All Points East x Outbreak Fest, London, UK
25 IMMA (Deftones Support), Dublin, IE
27 Edinburgh Summer Sessions (Deftones Support), Edinburgh, UK
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