Jay Watson announces new GUM album, shares single

Hear and watch an accompanying visual for ‘Would It Pain You To See?’ now.

Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jay Watson has announced the release of a new album as GUM.

Saturnia is scheduled for release on September 15th and marks Watson’s sixth full-length album to release under his decorated solo moniker. New single ‘Would It Pain You To See?’ leads the forthcoming album’s announcement and arrives with an accompanying visual directed by Michael Hili. Recent preceding single ‘Race To The Air’ also features on Saturnia as its opening statement.

Aligning with the release of new music 2023 will also see Watson return to the road, embarking upon tours of Australia and the United States that commence in September and October respectively. Tickets for all concerts are on sale now and available to purchase here.

Watson’s last GUM album Out In The World released in 2020, followed by Pond’s 9 the subsequent year.

A typically psychedelic voyage coloured by swooning orchestral strings and heady fuzzed out guitar, hear and watch an accompanying visual for ‘Would It Pain You To See?’ below.

Saturnia

1 ‘Race To The Air’
2 ‘Muscle Memory’
3 ‘Argentina’
4 ‘Would It Pain You To See?’
5 ‘Fear Of Joy’
6 ‘Music Is Bigger Than Hair’
7 ‘Real Life’
8 ‘Saturnism’

Saturnia releases on September 15th via Spinning Top Music. Pre-order the album on vinyl here.

Words by Sam Wilkinson.

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