Say hello to LUMP, the new collaborative project from singer-songwriter Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay, producer and founding member of Tunng and Throws. The duo have announced they are releasing a self-titled album on June 1st, releasing the promotional single “Curse Of The Contemporary,” and its accompanying video. The fully animated video was created by award-winning motion graphics designer, Esteban Diacono, including the eponymous “LUMP”, a pink, hairy, sasquatch-like character. LUMP dances enthusiastically to the pulsing bassline of the song, against a constantly rotating backdrop of cityscapes and California roadsides.

LUMP was born from a meeting between Lindsay and Marling following a Neil Young show in London in June 2016. They discovered they were fans of each other’s work, and Lindsay was working on a project in need of a lyricist and vocalist. A few days later they retreated to the studio after which the idea of LUMP was fully formed. The album is inspired by early-20th-century Surrealism and the absurdist poetry of Edward Lear and Ivor Cutler; it’s a compelling narrative about the commodification of curated public personas, the mundane absurdity of individualism, and the lengths we go to escape our own meaninglessness.

Check out the video for “Curse Of The Contemporary” below, along with the album cover and tracklist for LUMP.

LUMP Tracklist:
1. Late To The Flight
2. May I Be The Light
3. Rolling Thunder
4. Curse Of The Contemporary
5. Hand Hold Hero
6. Shake Your Shelter
7. LUMP is a Product (credits)