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Sep 24, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Photography by Driely Carter Cate Le Bon

Welsh singer/songwriter/guitarist Cate Le Bon has teamed up with Bradford Cox of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound for a new EP, Myths 04. The duo has shared its first single, “Secretary.” Myths 04 is due out November 1 via Mexican Summer and is latest installment in a serious of collaborative EPs connected to the Marfa Myths festival in Mafa, Texas. Myths 04 was recorded at 2019’s festival earlier this year. Listen to “Secretary” below, followed by the EP’s tracklist and cover art, as well as Le Bon’s upcoming tour dates.

Le Bon had a furniture building residency during Marfa Myths 2019 and Mexican Summer has also released a new short documentary about this titled Have a Seat. Eli Welbourne directed the documentary, which also features Cox. Watch that below too.

Le Bon had this to say about the EP in a press release: “Marfa is an extraordinary town. It feels like nothing else exists when you’re in it which is both comforting and unnerving. We committed ourselves to embracing the chaos, surrendering to all moments and moods that travelled through. It’s a crude holiday scrapbook shared by all involved, an amalgamation of the changes in mood and light that shaped the days.”

Le Bon released a new album, Reward, back in May via Mexican Summer. Deerhunter released a new album, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?, back in January via 4AD, and Le Bon was one of the producers on that album.

The Myths 04 recording sessions also featured Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, Stephen Black of Sweet Baboo, Tim Presley of White Fence, and Samur Khouja.

Previous collaborations in the Myths series include Dev Hynes of Blood Orange and Connan Mockasin, Ariel Pink and Weyes Blood, and Dungen and Woods.

Le Bon also recently covered Wilco‘s “Company In My Back.”

Read our in-depth interview with Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox on Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared from earlier this year.

Myths 04 Tracklist:

1. Canto!
2. Secretary
3. Companions In Misfortune
4. Constance
5. Fireman
6. Jericho
7. What Is She Wearing

Cate Le Bon Tour Dates:

Wed. Sept. 20 - London, UK @ Folklore (DJ set w/ John Grant)
Mon. Sept. 23 - Paris, FR @ Cité De La Musique (w/ John Cale)
Tue. Sept. 24 - Paris, FR @ Cité De La Musique (w/ John Cale)
Wed. Sept. 25 - Paris, FR @ Cité De La Musique (w/ John Cale)
Sun. Nov. 3 - London, UK @ Roundhouse (w/ Deerhunter)
Mon. Nov. 4 - Oxford, UK @ The Bullingdon
Tue. Nov. 5 - Bristol, UK @ SXW (w/ Deerhhunter)
Wed. Nov. 6 - Manchester, UK @ The Ritz (w/ Deerhunter)
Thu. Nov. 7 - Birmingham, UK @ The Crossing (w/ Deerhunter)
Sat. Nov. 9 - Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City Festival
Sun. Nov. 10 - Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who?
Mon. Nov. 11 - Groningen, NL @ Vera
Tue. Nov. 12 - Copenhagen, DK @ Alice
Wed. Nov. 13 - Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan
Thu. Nov. 14 - Gothenburg, SE @ Oceanen
Fri. Nov. 15 - Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel
Sat. Nov. 16 - Leipzig, DE @ TransCentury Update No. 4
Sun. Nov. 17 - Heidelberg, DE @ Karlstohrbahnhof
Tue. Nov. 19 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
Wed. Nov. 20 - Lyon, FR @ Ground Zero
Thu. Nov. 21 - Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
Sat. Dec. 7 - Singapore, SG @ The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions Festival
Mon. Dec. 9 - Perth, AU @ Rosemount Hotel
Wed. Dec. 11 - Sydney, AU @ Factory Theatre
Thu. Dec. 12 - Brisbane, AU @ The Foundry
Fri. Dec. 13 - Castlemaine, AU @ Theatre Royal
Sat. Dec. 14 - Victoria, AU @ Meredith Music Festival
Sun. Dec. 15 - Melbourne, AU @ Croxton Bandroom

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