Matthew E. White releases new single “Nested”

Matthew E. White today releases the taut and vibrant new single “Nested” from his forthcoming solo album K Bay, due out on September 10th via Domino. Out now alongside a video directed by Shawn Brackbill that features footage of K Bay’s recording process, the song’s music and lyrics radiate with happiness and ecstatic love. "'Nested' is one of the most personal songs I’ve written, a song about whatever the opposite of coming-of-age is,” says White. “It was recorded after two intense, transformative days of rehearsal, in one magic take that showcases the distilled, in-the-moment, sledgehammer power of the band."

“Nested” follows two other singles, "Genuine Hesitation" and "Electric", which collectively earned praise and support via Pitchfork, NPR Music, Stereogum, BBC 6 Music, The Times and more.

K Bay - White’s first solo album in six years and second release of 2021, following a collaboration with Lonnie Holley - is the astounding record he has forever aspired to make. A bold reclamation of independence and identity, K Bay establishes White as one of his era’s most imaginative artists. These 11 pieces are retro-futurist magic tricks that feel instantly classic and contemporary, the product of a musical mind that has internalized the lessons of his idols and used them to build a brilliant world of his own.

After his solo introduction Big Inner became a surprise hit and his 2015 debut for Domino, Fresh Blood, ascended him to late night TV performances and further critical acclaim, career demands nearly overwhelmed White. His record label/studio Spacebomb, for instance, ballooned into a bevy of obligations and expectations. White followed Fresh Blood with 2017’s Gentlewoman, Ruby Man, a set of duets with Flo Morrissey, and continued to produce records for the likes of Natalie Prass, Bedouine, and more - doubtless privileges that sometimes crowded out his ability to work on his own music. So he began building K Bay, a home studio where he could sequester himself with his thoughts. Newly married and starting to talk about children as he inched toward 40, White funneled a lifetime of experiences, enthusiasms, and obsessions into these new songs.

More than love, romance, or self-reliance, this is the animating ideal of K Bay: that we can forever strive for something better, no matter how flawed or blessed we have already been. A decade ago, Matthew E. White made a classic beauty no one expected; on K Bay, he has made a masterpiece by harnessing what he’s learned from that community and life itself in entirely unexpected, electrifying, and reaffirming ways.

K Bay is available to pre-order on exclusive limited Dom Mart vinyl (2 x LP orange), indies exclusive vinyl (2 x LP transparent light green), standard vinyl, CD and digitally. A t-shirt bundle is also available via Dom Mart. Pre-order: Domino Digital