Shapeshifting trio Vanishing Twin present their new album Archives, a collage of postmodern songcraft that finds transcendence in the shared experience of creation

A darker yet delicately rendered work from Kristin Hersh, Sugar On Blackstone explores life and death, enrichment and poverty, and the small but defining moments of childhood that continue to echo through adult life. Deeply personal and emotionally expansive, the album reflects on the lasting bonds between musicians, family and friends, and the way certain sounds, places and memories can suddenly bring someone vividly back into focus. 

Recorded over three nights during a sold-out residency at NYC venue TV Eye, Inflatable Graveyard Vol. 2 finds the band at the height of their incendiary powers. It is the sound of the band in their natural habitat, turning already combustible songs into something even more ferocious and unpredictable.

Following the original album’s release in May 2026, the Expansion Pack ventures deeper into a medieval world of knights and merchants, almoners and thieves. Percussive medieval textures, fretted guitars, brass fanfares, atmospheric strings and piano reshape dungeon synth into something vividly Reynolds’ own: an imagined soundtrack steeped in folklore, fantasy and adventure

Closing track from the new album, ‘Oral Tradition’ showcases the band’s singular approach to collective music-making on the new release. It sees the trio blending electronic textures, shifting rhythms and surreal imagery with their signature soundscapes.

Here, separated from the album, the music has space to ebb and flow, lingering in shimmering ambience. Three of the songs on the EP are atmospheric instrumentals, a slight departure from Donaldson's classic songwriting, yet retaining the emotional depth that makes the music so captivating.

Recorded over three nights during a sold-out residency at NYC venue TV Eye, Inflatable Graveyard Vol. 2 finds the band at the height of their incendiary powers. It is the sound of the band in their natural habitat, turning already combustible songs into something even more ferocious and unpredictable.