{"id":40166,"date":"2024-04-16T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40166"},"modified":"2024-04-06T07:45:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T11:45:13","slug":"sumac-announce-new-album-the-healer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40166","title":{"rendered":"SUMAC announce new album \u2018The Healer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SUMAC,\u00a0the Northwest-based trio consisting of guitarist\/vocalist\u00a0Aaron Turner, bassist\u00a0Brian Cook, and drummer\u00a0Nick,\u00a0have announced their new album\u00a0\u2018The Healer,\u2019 out\u00a0on June 21st\u00a0on 2xLP. Alongside the album&#8217;s announcement, the trio have shared the single <em>Yellow Dawn<\/em>, an epic that churns meditative organ by\u00a0Faith Coloccia\u00a0into a glacial stomp that the band obliterates into swirls of airtight riffing and untethered, intoxicating improvisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On\u00a0\u2018The Healer,\u2019 recorded and mixed by\u00a0Scott Evans\u00a0(Kowloon Walled City,\u00a0Thrice,\u00a0Great Falls,\u00a0Autopsy), SUMAC deepens its multi-faceted exploration into the parallel experiences of creation and destruction. Over the course of 4 tracks in 76 minutes, SUMAC presents a sequence of shifting movements which undergo a constant process of expansion, contraction, corruption and regrowth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This musical methodology reflects the thematic nature of the record &#8211; narratives of experiential wounding as gateways to empowerment and evolution, both individual and collective. The group&#8217;s interpolation of melody, drone, improvisation, and complex riffing becomes a transmogrifying act embodying the depth of human experience. In its highest aspiration it mirrors our ability to endure mortal and spiritual challenges, through which we may emerge with an increased capacity for understanding, empathy, love of self and others. Dismal though the subterranean pits of&nbsp;<em>The Healer<\/em>&nbsp;may at first appear, from them can be felt the unwavering determination to embrace life, acknowledge interdependence, and honour the gift of existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to <em>Yellow Dawn<\/em> via Bandcamp below. <\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=338888869\/album=4163127484\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/113B4AC9-632A-4A46-ADC0-FA29A6A8134A.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/113B4AC9-632A-4A46-ADC0-FA29A6A8134A.jpeg?resize=900%2C900\" alt=\"SUMAC The Healer cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-40168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/113B4AC9-632A-4A46-ADC0-FA29A6A8134A.jpeg?w=900 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/113B4AC9-632A-4A46-ADC0-FA29A6A8134A.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/113B4AC9-632A-4A46-ADC0-FA29A6A8134A.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/113B4AC9-632A-4A46-ADC0-FA29A6A8134A.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018<strong>The Healer\u2019 track list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>World of Light<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yellow Dawn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Rites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Stone&#8217;s Turn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In support of the release of\u00a0\u2018The Healer,\u2019 SUMAC will be touring throughout North America, including a set at the\u00a0Vancouver International Jazz Festival\u00a0alongside\u00a0Moor Mother, whom they recently recorded with. The band have announced a string of west coast shows in June + July 2024. Pre-order\u00a0\u2018The Healer\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-xkhjdyd-itjldhidjy-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tour dates <\/strong><br>June 21\u00a0Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club (Vancouver International Jazz Fest) ^<br>June 22\u00a0Seattle, WA @ Clock-Out Lounge #<br>June 23\u00a0Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios #<br>June 25\u00a0Chico, CA @ Naked Lounge Coffee #<br>June 26\u00a0San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill #<br>June 27\u00a0Oxnard, CA @ Mrs. Olson&#8217;s #<br>June 28\u00a0Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon #<br>June 29\u00a0Los Angeles, CA @ 2220 Arts + Archives<br>June 30\u00a0Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar &amp; Billiards<br>July 1\u00a0Reno, NV @ Holland Project<br><br>^ w\/\u00a0Moor Mother<br>* w\/\u00a0White Boy Scream<br># w\/ White Boy Scream,\u00a0Grave Infestation<br>% w\/ White Boy Scream,\u00a0Rile<br>~ w\/\u00a0Zachary Watkins,\u00a0Sulphuric Cautery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>SUMAC,\u00a0the Northwest-based trio consisting of guitarist\/vocalist\u00a0Aaron Turner, bassist\u00a0Brian Cook, and drummer\u00a0Nick,\u00a0have announced their new album\u00a0\u2018The Healer,\u2019 out\u00a0on June 21st\u00a0on 2xLP. Alongside the album&#8217;s announcement, the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40166\" title=\"SUMAC announce new album \u2018The Healer\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[11577,11576,1245,11578],"class_list":["post-40166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-sumac","tag-the-healer","tag-tour-dates","tag-yellow-dawn"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/92CA6C2B-7AE7-458D-BC98-D4EECE2F4D4A.jpeg?fit=900%2C1125","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-arQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41535,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41535","url_meta":{"origin":40166,"position":0},"title":"Unmasking the unconventional: SUMAC + Moor Mother drop \u2018Hard Truth\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"SUMAC and Moor Mother are shaking things up with their new track Hard Truth, a bold preview of their upcoming collaborative album, \u2018The Film,\u2019 set to drop on April 25th. 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