"A captivatingly beautiful debut album" Silence and Sound
Photo by Alice Plati
September 17, 2025 (New York, New York):
Youth from Kirin McElwain is out digitally and on limited edition cassette October 10th. Today we are excited to share the second single from the release, and title track, “Youth”.
WATCH "Youth (Official Video)"
Composed over two years between Brooklyn and Stockholm, Youth is a meditation on coming to terms with our desires and shame. Negotiating elements of harsh noise with crisp passages of cello, the dichotomy of the work balances the deft hand of classical training with the mysterious and often chaotic nature of modular synthesis. By continuing to turn towards the uncomfortable, McElwain holds up a mirror to both her practice and herself in a patently honest way that showcases a work of astounding maturity and verisimilitude.