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Aug 06, 2024 By Marina Malin Photography by Clifford Usher

Dawn Richard has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Spencer Zahn for a second collaborative album, Quiet in a World Full of Noise, which is due out on October 4 via Merge. Today, they share another new single “Traditions” which follows the release of their lead single, “Breath Out.” Check out the new single below alongside Richard’s tour dates.

In a press release, Zahan said this on the track’s production: “Dawn’s intimate vocal style on this brings me into her world while also making me think of my own life and family. I wanted to frame that feeling in the composition.”

Of the intentions behind the record, Richard said this: “Right now, everyone’s a little bit overwhelmed. I hope that this will be the record that people put on when they need the opportunity for reflection, when they need the stillness in their lives, now more than ever.”

Quiet in a World Full of Noise follows their previous collaborative album, 2022’s Pigments. In a press release, Richard states it was “one of the best projects I’ve ever made and the furthest I’ve ever been pushed as an artist.”

Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn Tour Dates:

Tue. Oct. 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
Wed. Oct. 23 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Thu. Oct. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat. Oct. 26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Andy Warhol Museum
Sun. Oct. 27 - Toronto, ON @ Lula Lounge
Tue. Oct. 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust
Wed. Oct. 30 - Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust
Sat. Nov. 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Sun. Nov. 3 - Boston, MA @ Institute of Contemporary Art
Sat. Nov. 16 - London, UK @ London Jazz Festival

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