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
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 Macro, arriving in 2024 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.
