TRUE and TOXIC

Release Date: May 21, 2021

Late Aster's debut EP True and Toxic is a collection of musical sketches on the modern human condition. Focused on relationships, politics, science, and digital society, the songs string together disparate mediums and influences—digital and analogue, silicon and brass, composed and improvisatory—to create a soundtrack for the polarizing present. Each song is paired with visual accompaniment created in collaboration with Four/Ten Media, Deadeye Press, Harrison Atkins, and Kelsey Boncato.

ORDER True and Toxic

The full album will be delivered electronically via email on the date of its release, May 21, 2021.

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LIMITED RUN VINYL (50 units)
includes two bonus covers

The first 20 albums sold come with a one-of-a-kind hand-processed cyanotype signed by the artist, Deadeye Press, which is featured in the music video for Can’t Say No.

SHIPPING DELAYS

Due to Covid-related manufacturing delays, vinyl shipments will be delayed until June.

TRACK LIST

The True and Toxic View
Can't Say No
Dichotomy
A Minor Fantasy
Hole in the Wall
Potomac
*It’s Okay (Land of Talk)
*Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)

*Vinyl Only

About LATE ASTER

Late Aster is San Francisco based musicians Aaron Messing (vocals, keyboards, trumpet) and Anni Hochhalter (vocals, French horn, drum machine) in collaboration with Brooklyn based musicians Charles Mueller (guitar, bass, audio engineering), and Cameron LeCrone (drums and percussion). Their songs are driven by brass instruments, electronics, and voice, producing new music rooted in classical and jazz traditions with the sounds of bebop and alternative rock. Live performances re-imagine the group's studio recordings as a duo, combining Anni's experience in classical chamber music with Aaron's poetry, video art, and environmental activism to create an atmosphere at once immersive and intimate.