Excuse My French recently spoke with L.A. based duo, Brijean, ahead of their upcoming August 2nd show at The Independent in SF. Tune in on Thursday, August 1st @ 8:30pm to hear their conversation.
Since their debut as Brijean, the project of percussionist/singer-songwriter Brijean Murphy (the percussive heartbeat for live bands like Mitski, Poolside, and Toro y Moi) and multi-instrumentalist/producer Doug Stuart has moved with ingenuity, fusing psych-pop abstraction with dance floor sensibilities.
Through the body and mind, rhythm and lyricism, they make sense of the worlds around and within; 2021’s Feelings celebrated self-reflection; 2022’s Angelo EP processed loss, coinciding with the duo’s first headlining tour, which doubled down on the material’s desire to move.
Now, across the playful expanse of new album, Macro, out now on Ghostly International, Brijean engages different sides of themselves, the paradox of being alive. They’ve leveled up to meet the complexities and harmonies of the human experience with their most dynamic songwriting yet. Colorful, collaborative, sophisticated, and deeply fun, the album animates a macrocosm with characters, moods, and points of view rooted in the notion that no feeling is final and the only way out is through.
