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Stephen O’Malley Announces New Album Avaeken For August 2026 Release, Shares New Track “21:13 (Take 4)”

Yesterday, Stephen O’Malley announced his new album Avaeken out August 21st and shared a new track called “21:13 (Take 4)” which is the A-side of the album. Avaeken will be two sides of immense, immersive and self-annihilating music that preserves specific works by installing Avaeken with an art exhibit titled Wish You Were Here. This exhibition is by American artist Banks Violette that highlights the tension between absence, presence, life and loss.

Together O’Malley and Violette have created, “a distinct language of sound, space, and sculpture over the past two decades, reverberating the walls of world-class institutions from The Guggenheim and Centre Pompidou to prominent galleries such as Maureen Paley in London, Gladstone Gallery in NYC, and Antwerp’s TICK TACK, the brutalist space where Wish You Were Here unfolded in early 2026″ (Stephen O’Malley’s Press Release). Allowing, Avaeken to represent power and phenomena with low frequency vibrations, deep oscillations and phase cancellations that blend in effectively with any environment. Combined with, “Violette’s visual expression — the impossibility of locating yourself within the loss of friend and the broader decay of culture — now fills the LP sleeve and feels inextricable from O’Malley’s sound, both still without resolution” (Stephen O’Malley’s Press Release).

With Violette’s artwork and Stephen O’Malley’s musical talent Avaken will be “an unusual potency now, in life after the installation, as the focal point … fitting to press this composition — moment in time, that served another moment in time, seemingly in perpetuity — to vinyl as a means of recognition and preservation, be it ever at odds with the sound’s effect. Just as nothingness was the presence at Wish You Were Here, Avaeken continues on as something else, or perhaps, nothing else, for the ears of the beholder” (Stephen O’Malley’s Press Release). Fans can listen to the A-side of the album HERE and pre-save Avaeken HERE.

Avaken’s track list includes:

  1. 21:13 (take 4)
  2. 21:30 (take 1 comp)

 

 

 

Stephen O'Malley
Hannah Ilko: Hannah Ilko is a sophomore screenwriting major at Loyola Marymount University. She has gained experience across writing, marketing and storytelling through a variety of creative roles. Hannah completed a marketing internship with Jackpot Pictures, where she helped promote their debut film Moments of Youth. She has written engaging articles for her high school publication The Crusader, collaborated on original scripts in her IB Theatre course and wrote her own short film during the Spring 2026 semester. These experiences have strengthened her ability to craft compelling narratives and communicate ideas to audiences. Passionate about entertainment and media Hannah stays informed on industry trends and continues to refine her writing skills as she works toward a career in the entertainment industry.
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