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Julia Holter Announces Materia and Releases Lead Single “Fantasy”

A Dicky Bahto-directed video launches the rollout for a seven-track companion record that extends themes from her previous album.

Overview

  • Holter announced Materia as a companion to her prior LP and released the lead single “Fantasy” along with a Dicky Bahto-directed video to begin promotion.
  • She says “Fantasy” was the most laborious track, taking more than a year and several transformations, and includes the line “blink at the light and hope to survive” that links private reverie to darker political imagery.
  • The album credits show the same core band from the last record and name Kenny Gilmore for co-production, engineering, and mixing, signaling deliberate continuity in personnel and sound.
  • The published seven-track list features multiple pieces titled “Materia” and includes a long-form solo improvisation called “My Twin,” reflecting songs developed during and after sessions for the previous album.
  • Domino will release the record in August and has opened pre-orders, a rollout that keeps Holter working with familiar collaborators and gives fans additional material tied to her recent creative period.