Pitchfork

The word "epic" is thrown around quite a bit when speaking of London's Sian Alice Group, and with good reason. The band, which uses Arthur Russell, Detroit techno, and, yes, a little shoegaze as jump-offs, knows how to fill the space between those disparate elements.

Sian Alice Group's debut LP, 59.59, should stretch those epic tendencies to newly ginormous proportions; heck, it will, seeing as John Coxon of Spiritualized and Spring Heel Jack appears (along with Gang Gang Dance's Brian DeGraw) on the disc's closer. The Jesus and Mary Chain's Douglas Hart also partakes. The album, recorded at the band's central London studio, is due February 19 from the Social Registry.

And if you recall seeing Social Registry and Sian Alice Group together in a story before, that's probably because you read this one, which makes mention of SAG's participation in the SR 7" series. Sian Alice Group's "Nightsong" 7" is out now.

59.59:

01 As the Morning Light
02 Way Down to Heaven
03 Interlude 7'35"
04 Kirilov
05 Contours
06 Interlude 19'39''
07 When...
08 Days of Grace III
09 Sleep
10 Interlude 36'52''
11 Murder
12 Heartless
13 Interlude 46'51''
14 Motionless
15 Larsen B
16 Complete Affection