Cambridge experimental duo The Healing Power Of Horses have emerged from the shadows with hypnotic new single i wait, i sink, marking the band’s first release since signing to Los Angeles-based label section1, the sister imprint to Partisan Records.
The Healing Power of Horses
A project wrapped in mystery, distortion and self-deprecating humour, The Healing Power Of Horses continue to carve out a sonic identity that feels intentionally difficult to pin down. Equal parts art-rock abstraction, industrial unease and lo-fi electronic experimentation, i wait, i sink arrives as a chaotic yet strangely compelling statement from a band clearly uninterested in playing by conventional rules.
The duo describe themselves as having spent “way too much time in the attic making tunes and not enough time outside,” and that isolated atmosphere bleeds directly into the DNA of the new track. i wait, i sink lurches between rattling percussion, warped electronics and explosive bursts of noise, sounding simultaneously claustrophobic and expansive. There’s a restless energy running throughout, as if the song itself is constantly threatening to collapse under its own weight before rebuilding again in real time.
Recorded during what the pair call an “unconscious and heady evening spent blowing up audio interfaces and blowing through vapes,” the single feels deliberately unpolished in the best possible way — a collision of raw experimentation and instinctive songwriting. It’s abrasive, hypnotic and oddly euphoric all at once.
The release also marks a significant step forward for the East Anglian outfit as they join a roster that includes boundary-pushing artists such as Blonde Redhead, King Princess and RIP Magic. Their signing to section1 suggests that the duo’s unconventional approach is already resonating well beyond the UK underground.
Despite the cryptic presentation, there’s an undeniable ambition bubbling beneath the surface. References to dusty attics, malfunctioning air purifiers and “7777 wav files on an SSD” only deepen the project’s off-kilter mythology, positioning The Healing Power Of Horses somewhere between avant-garde art collective and sleep-deprived DIY studio obsessives.
Live, the duo are beginning to expand their reach with a run of UK appearances throughout the summer, including dates in London, Brighton and Green Man Festival’s Rising stage in Wales.
UK Tour Dates:
MAY
12th – Club Cheek, London (supporting Sword II)
13th – The Great Escape, Brighton
JUNE
11th – Club Cheek, London (section1 & Perfectly Imperfect night supporting RIP Magic)
AUGUST
21st – Green Man Festival (Rising Stage), Brecon Beacons, Wales
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