Slauson Malone 1 announces new album "Excelsior"

Multi-disciplinary artist Jasper Marsalis, known by his stage name Slauson Malone 1, announces his new album, EXCELSIOR, out October 6th as his debut for iconic label Warp Records, in partnership with jMedia. Among the gems within this album, the spotlight shines on his newly-released second single out today "New Joy," a mesmerising exploration of deriving pleasure from submission, complemented by visuals crafted by the talented hand of Parker Corey of By Storm/Injury Reserve fame, and Marsalis himself. The forthcoming album also includes the previously-released single "Voyager," which was accompanied by a music video directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa that spoke to the period of love and joy following the release of his critically acclaimed 2019 full-length A Quiet Farwell, 2016-2018 (Crater Speak), before he moved to Los Angeles.

The word "excelsior" embodies perpetual ascent. Slauson Malone 1 envisions it as a metaphorical sword, one that in someone's possession, perhaps his, incessantly grows until it cleaves the Earth in a grand finale. That metaphor becomes his lens to explore all facets of masculinity with a newfound clarity, as he interrogates his own lived experiences through songs and movements across the album inspired by everything from Grammy award-winning composer Wendy Carlos, to the similarities between falling out of love and a nuclear half-life. EXCELSIOR takes the form of a collection of personal essays, with vignettes that intertwine and stand-alone, but ultimately serve the purpose of forming Slauson Malone 1's most personal and enthralling musical work to date.

Following a tour run in America alongside King Krule and in close succession to the Excelsior album launch, Slauson Malone will kick off a solo headlining tour in the US. The tour is slated to start on October 12 in Montreal and will end at New York's famous Bowery Ballroom on October 22. Afterwards, he heads to the UK and Europe for a headline tour and festival dates. Tickets are available for purchase below.

Check out "New Joy" above, see the full routing for Slauson Malone 1's US and European tour dates and more info on EXCELSIOR below and stay tuned for more from Slauson Malone 1 and jMedia coming soon.

TICKETS: slausonmalone1.warp.net

UK and EU Dates:

• 11/4 - Turin, IT @ Club 2 Club
• 11/7 - Manchester, UK @ The White Hotel
• 11/8 - London, UK @ Pitchfork Festival London
• 11/9 - Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who?
• 11/13 - Lisbon, PT @ ZDB
• 11/16 - Prague, CZ @ Studio Hrdinu
• 11/17 - Bern, CH @ Full of Lava
• 11/18 - Nantes, FR @ Carte Blanche to Rewire

US Dates:

• 9/18 - Portland, OR @ Roseland*
• 9/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl*
• 9/20 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount*
• 9/23 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
• 9/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium*
• 9/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium*
• 10/12 - Montreal, QC @ Ausgang Plaza
• 10/13 - Toronto, ON @ Body Shop Studios
• 10/14 - Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records
• 10/15 - Chicago, IL @ Co-Prosperity Sphere
• 10/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum
• 10/19 - Philadelphia, PA Ukie Club
• 10/20 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
• 10/21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Warhol Museum
• 10/22 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom