Melody's Echo Chamber releases new single “Eyes Closed”
Releases new single “Eyes Closed”
New album Unclouded out December 5th
Plays London’s Electric Ballroom 21st April 2026
Melody’s Echo Chamber releases new single “Eyes Closed” from her fourth studio album Unclouded– due out December 5th via Domino.
Featuring propulsive breakbeats from British drummer Malcolm Catto, collaborator with Madlib and DJ Shadow, and the powerhouse behind The Heliocentrics, “Eyes Closed” travels from psych and soul to the edges of krautrock. It is perhaps the wildest and most playful track on Unclouded, reminiscent of Melody’s love for the avant-garde and her more artistic and sculptural approach to production.
“My eyes are closed not in denial, but in devotion—to vibrant memories, to the complexity of human feelings, to seeing more deeply,” says Melody. “It’s also driven by a resilient aesthetic that emphasizes the beauty of transient things and the bittersweet feeling of their impermanence.”
Watch the visualiser for “Eyes Closed” here.
Listen to “Eyes Closed” here.
Unclouded features previously released singles “In The Stars”, which was praised by Clash for “its drifting psych-pop ambience”, and El Michels Affair collaborative track “Daisy” which Stereogum labelled as “bright, delicate and airy…mov(ing) with a skip in its step”.
“The music I create unusually inhabits the liminal zone between realism and fables,” says Melody. “But the more experience I have of living, the deeper I love life and the less I need to escape. If my heart still belongs to the blue hour, it also feels like I’ve gathered up all the pieces of myself that were scattered everywhere and glued them together with gold like Japanese kintsugi.” (Kintsugi is a Japanese art where broken pottery is put back together with gold or silver lacquer).
Unclouded’s impressive cast includes Swedish maestro Sven Wunder (Danny Brown) who co-produced the record and contributed to the writing, bringing his unique sonic palette to the richly-textured canvas; Josefin Runsteen on strings, who brings her avant-garde smarts to the tableau; Dina Ögon’s Daniel Ögen on guitar and Love Orsan on bass who Melody describes as “masters of the velvet groove”; British drummer Malcolm Catto, collaborator with Madlib and DJ Shadow, and the powerhouse behind The Heliocentrics; frequent collaborator Reine Fiske (of Dungen) who laid down some stunning, Johnny Marr-esque guitar parts that can be found throughout the record.
Last but not least, Leon Michels - the Wu-Tang, The Carters, Norah Jones and Clairo collaborator - worked with Melody on the album’s closer and recently released single “Daisy”, a sparkling pop song plucked from the ether. El Michels Affair’s Grammy-winning mixer Jens Jungkurth, was drafted in to bring everything to life.
Unclouded is brimming with the positive energy that propelled Prochet across the world on Melody Echo Chamber’s lauded “comeback” tour of 2022. On returning to the Alps of High Provence, she began writing in earnest. What inspired her? “My deeper love for the living experience,” she says. “I still get ups and downs but I’m faster at getting back to more harmonious feelings.” Unclouded is an album that celebrates the present moment, whatever state we find ourselves in.
Live dates
25th February - Bonjour Minuit, Saint-Brieuc, FR
26th February - Hydrophone, Lorient, FR
14th April – Lido, Berlin, DE
15th April - VEGA, Copenhagen, DK
17th April – Botanique, Orangerie, Brussels, BE
18th April – Gebäude 9, Cologne, DE
19th April – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NL
21st April – Electric Ballroom, London, UK
22nd April – L’Aéronef, Lille, FR
23rd April – Le Trianon, Paris, FR
24th April – Stereolux, Nantes, FR
25th April – Le 106, Rouen, FR
9th May – TBA, Austin, US
11th May – Thalia Hall, Chicago, US
12th May – Black Cat, Washington DC, US
13th May – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, US
14th May – Royale, Boston, US
15th May – Webster Hall, New York, US
17th May – TBA, Salt Lake City, US
19th May – Belasco, Los Angeles, US
20th May – Bimbo’s 365, San Francisco, US
22nd May – Revolution Hall, Portland, US
23rd May – The Crocodile, Seattle, US
Tickets
Unclouded is ready to pre-order now on limited edition Dinked light rose & mint swirl vinyl, mint vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: Dinked | Dom Mart | Digital.
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