Last month, Montreal’s Population II spilled the tea on their third album with the release of lead single “Le thé est prêt,” an assurance that Maintenant Jamais would be every bit as jammy and psychedelic as the collective’s two prior full-lengths. Following in that single’s footsteps, the newly released cut “Mariano (Jamais je ne t’oublierai)” leans into the band’s Krautrock influence as the four-minute track unfolds over buzzing synth lines, colorful percussion, and a slowly shifting bed of additional tightly curated sounds.
Not only does the single land ahead of the new album on March 28, but before that, Population II will be touching down in Austin for a string of performances at SXSW where they’ll be playing the Project Nowhere Showcase on March 11, the Pop Montreal Showcase on March 12, and the Space Agency Showcase on March 13. Check out the new single below, and pre-order Maintenant Jamais here.
