{
  "id": 12460941,
  "title": "Anna Meredith Announces New Album Darling: Hear “Dusky”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/anna-meredith-announces-new-album-darling-hear-dusky",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:27:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2513778/anna-meredith-announces-new-album-darling-hear-dusky/music/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scottish composer and electronic pop artist Anna Meredith has announced her new album, Darling, set to be released on February 12 via Mercury KX. The album marks a shift towards a more pop-oriented sound for the artist, who has recently released various projects such as the Bumps Per Minute installation, collaborations with the Ligeti Quartet, and film soundtracks.\n\nThe first single from Darling, titled \"Dusky,\" offers a frenetic and vibrant sound, characterized by rhythmic energy, brightly buzzing synths, and regal brass. In a statement about the track, Meredith expressed pride in \"Dusky\" and the ambitious, manifesto-like nature of the entire album. She described it as four distinct tracks combined, each inhabiting its own identity while setting up the surprises that follow. The album features numerous elements that Meredith enjoys writing, including polyrhythms, bright brass, metric modulations, and wailing synths.\n\nMeredith's goal with Darling was to create an immersive, euphoric experience tailored to herself and those sharing the journey. The result is a collection of longer, bolder, wilder, and simpler tracks when compared to her previous albums, with a greater focus on higher highs and more significant twists and turns. The tracklist for Darling includes: \"Dusky,\" \"Mode Mouse,\" \"Last Words,\" \"Cry Baby,\" \"Lye,\" \"Underling,\" \"Mink,\" \"Rites,\" \"Aphid,\" \"3019,\" \"Peach,\" and \"3019.\"",
  "summary": "It's been years since we've checked in with Scottish composer and electronic pop artist Anna Meredith. In recent years she's released all kinds of projects including the bumper car sound installation Bumps Per Minute: 18 Studies For Dodgems , a collaboration with the string quartet Ligeti Quartet called Nuc , and soundtracks for the movies The End We Start From and Thursday . More recently, she…",
  "key_points": [
    "Scottish artist Anna Meredith releases new album Darling on February 12.",
    "First single Dusky features frenetic rhythmic energy and bright synths.",
    "Album aims for immersive, euphoric experience with longer, bolder tracks."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Anna Meredith Announces New Album Darling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/anna-meredith-announces-new-album-darling",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:41:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}