Helen Announces First Album in 11 Years: 'Linda's Head'
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- Helen announced their first album in over a decade, "Linda's Head," arriving October 2 via Kranky — 11 years after their 2015 debut "The Original Faces."
- The shoegaze trio pairs Grouper's Liz Harris with bassist Scott Simmons and drummer Jed Bindeman; Harris's last solo Grouper album, "Shade," came out in 2021.
- Two songs from "Linda's Head" — the title track and "Dead Shark II" — are being previewed ahead of release.
- "Linda's Head" is a 10-track album: Faraway, Starline, Endless Sky, Linda's Head, Darkblue, Dead Shark, Dead Shark II, Black and Quiet Love, Stay With Me, Canyon.
- Harris will play a six-show mini-tour across the U.S. and Canada in September, hitting Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, NYC, Washington D.C., and Kingston, NY.
Why it matters: After an 11-year gap between Helen studio albums, Liz Harris's collaborative shoegaze project is returning with a brief six-date U.S./Canada tour in September — giving fans a narrow window to see the trio live before "Linda's Head" drops October 2 via Kranky.
