Stereolab have released “Melodie is a Wound,” the second single from their upcoming album Instant Holograms on Metal Film. Like previous announcements from the band, “Melodie is a Wound” is accompanied by a puzzle, this time a crossword made by The Guardian’s Alan Connor. Listen to the song and solve the puzzle below.
“Melodie is a Wound” comes in two forms, one clocking in at nearly eight minutes and a four-and-a-half-minute radio edit. The full version chugs along with tickling drum fills from Alex Ramsay, before a fake-out ending allows the song to morph into a sunny, acoustic instrumental, and later as a psychedelic track complete with staticky synths. Lætitia Sadier’s lyrics are politically charged, seemingly critiquing the lack of freedom of the press: “Blown, the freedom of conscience/Is there some form of justice possible or/So long, public’s right to know the truth/Gagged, muzzled by the powerful,” she sings.
Stereolab’s 2025 world tour is set to kick off May 25th in Brussels. Later, the band will make their way to North America for the fall (get tickets here). As of now, the tour concludes on December 13th in Oxford, England.
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Instant Holograms on Metal Film will release May 23rd via Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp. It marks the band’s first full-length in 15 years, and also includes previous single, “Aerial Troubles.”
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