Today, The South Hill Experiment — the project of brothers and Baltimore natives Baird and Goldwash, known for their own music as well as their studio work with Arlo Parks, Danny Brown, Dave Longstreth, Brockhampton, and so many more — share “O SOFIA,” the latest preview of their new album SUNSTRIKES (out December 1). Pre-order SUNSTRIKES here.

“O SOFIA” rides a knocking, bass-forward groove as S/H/E unfurl fluttering African Highlife-inflected guitar leads and yearning harmonies before bursting into a psychedelic detour. It hits like Ezra Koenig guesting on a Lonerism-era Tame Impala production. Listen to “O SOFIA” here.

Following the December 1 release of SUNSTRIKES, S/H/E will debut the new music in two live album release performances: The Sultan Room in NYC on December 9 and El Cid in Los Angeles on December 15.

SUNSTRIKES is a transportive introduction to the rich, warm soundscapes of The South Hill Experiment, the type of project that shuns commercial ambition — something that has certainly been dangled in front of the accomplished production duo — in favor of chasing whatever feels good. South Hill Experiment even abide by a creative manifesto, albeit one with the charming air of a childhood pact to maintain a sense of wonder. It concludes: “The most exciting time to make music is always right now.” That urgency and vitality courses throughout SUNSTRIKES — it’s a love letter to the camaraderie and community of music, and the unique solace it can provide.

Lead single “Snake At The Altar” is an absolute beast of a track and call-to-arms that invites you to rip it up and start again. Watch the “Snake At The Altar” video here.

Earlier this fall, The South Hill Experiment dropped “Parker Solar Probe (ft. Jeff Parker)” and “Deep Green,” the first preview of SUNSTRIKES. FADER named “Parker Solar Probe” a Song You Need In Your Life and described it as “both celestial (Arkestral, if you will) in its expansive vocal and guitar lines and tethered to earth by a steady funk groove.” Check out “Parker Solar Probe” here.

The group are on a tear right now: CLASH called South Hill Experiment’s debut LP MOONSHOTS, released earlier this year, “a bustling ecosystem of sounds, themes and imagery — it’s raw yet refined, genre-fluid yet tidy,” while KCRW praised its assemblage of “music-teacher piano chords, disco pews, chanting choral vocals, synth fly-by’s, and happy lil’ bass grooves.”