Australian dream-pop legends The Church are back with “Sacred Echoes (Part Two),” the band’s first new music since their 2024 LP, Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars. That project served as a companion piece to their first thematic full-length, The Hypnogogue, which was released a year prior. Got it? Good.
It‘s unclear what new universe “Sacred Echoes (Part Two)” will be a part of, but the song is more than sturdy enough to stand on its own. Intertwining guitar and piano melodies kick things off before layers of vocals merge with a tumbling drum groove. This doesn’t sound much like a band approaching its fifth decade; rather, “Sacred Echoes (Part Two)” showcases an invigorated group eager to experiment in new, exciting directions. This is moody pop maximalism at its finest.
“Bleak yet beautiful, ‘Sacred Echoes (Part Two)’ is unlike any previous Church song ever with its almost orchestral climaxes and its sombre mood,” shares bassist/vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey. “The lyrics and voice are the weariness at the point where hope and hopelessness merge. The music is by turns delicate and sparse turning into a churning monstrous racket. Intense, forlorn and exultant!”
Check out “Sacred Echoes (Part Two)” below.
