Today, Chanel Beads, the project of Shane Lavers, releases ‘Dust in the Wind’, a joint effort with Isaac Eiger of Strange Ranger and Threshold. The new single is taken from his highly anticipated second album Your Day Will Come, due June 26 via Jagjaguwar, and comes ahead of the debut ANZ tour starting next week. LISTEN HERE + WATCH HERE + PRE-SAVE LP HERE.

Your Day Will Come further expands Chanel Beads’ sound, with more original parts and players. It was made at his small and sparsely furnished Brooklyn studio, with the speakers positioned so close to his face that he could feel air emit from every thump of the kick drum. He embraces the attitude of “if it works, leave it be,” recording into whatever microphone is around and building the song from that take. Violinist Zachary Paul has a greater presence, and the gossamer voice of Maya McGrory can once again be heard across the album. Casual hangs led to contributions from friends like Tchad Cousins (Urika’s Bedroom), Mari Maurice (More Eaze), Anastasia Coope, Bella Litsa, and Isaac Eiger (Threshold).

Watch Chanel Beads – Dust in the Wind

Shane Lavers was living in New York by 2022, as tracks like ‘Ef’ and ‘True Altruism’ captivated certain online circles with their androgynous vocals, uncanny artifice, and stirring intimacy. In the years since Chanel Beads’ entrancing introduction, the project has gone from playing house shows and illegal abandoned train tunnel shows, all the way up to supporting Lorde on her recent North American arena tour.