The Keening announce debut album ‘Little Bird’

August 21, 2023 James Weaver

THE KEENING have announced their debut album!

Titled Little Bird, the upcoming album from the band helmed by Rebecca Vernon [ex-SUBROSA] is their debut full-length album and is scheduled to be released in October this year, via Relapse Records.

Largely composed at a retreat in Joshua Tree and a friend’s family homestead in Kamas, Utah, Little Bird was recorded in December 2020 at Hallowed Halls in Portland, Oregon with Billy Anderson. Anderson’s long resume includes such luminaries as MELVINS, NEUROSIS, MR.BUNGLE, FANTOMAS, HIGH ON FIRE, BELL WITCH, AMENRA, AGALLOCH, CATHEDRAL, CATTLE DECAPITATION, RED HOUSE PAINTERS, SICK OF IT ALL, SLEEP, and SWANS.

Anderson collaborated with Vernon and WITCH MOUNTAIN drummer Nathan Carson as co-producers of the recording of the album. A host of Portland’s finest session musicians lent their talents to Little Bird, including Andrea Morgan [EXULANSIS] on violin. Little Bird was completed in July 2021, mixed by Billy Anderson and mastered by Justin Weis at Trakworx in San Francisco.

Alongside the announcement of the debut album, THE KEENING have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; the title track Little Bird.

Speaking about the new song, and the upcoming debut, album, Vernon says, “I’m excited to finally start releasing this music into the ether, along with the album art, and the music video for single Little Bird. I think the film company 10 Seconds to Comply (Ken Whiting, Andrew Bonazelli and Manny OA) did a phenomenal job pulling together this music video and bringing their beautiful vision to light. They really captured the spirit and essence of the song. I’m proud of my friend Lucy Sharapata for playing the lead so well and happy Andrea Morgan and Teresa Byrne were able to be in it as well. I’m also excited to share the album art – two oil paintings by Lis Pardoe of Portland. Thanks to Relapse Records for making this happen!”