Jasamine White-Gluz of No Joy has reunited with producer Angel Marcloid (Fire-Toolz) for a concise companion to last year’s album, arriving August 21 on Hand Drawn Dracula. The three-track release centers on a hypnotic title song co-written with longtime collaborator Jorge Elbrecht and is accompanied by a surreal, visually immersive video.
The new EP draws directly from the sessions that produced Bugland, with White-Gluz revisiting material that didn’t make the original record. Sonically it leans into the hazy shoegaze textures No Joy is known for, while Marcloid’s production introduces unexpected, new-age-tinged layers.
Origins and themes
White-Gluz says the title song began as a leftover demo from the Bugland sessions. Rather than a throwaway, the track became a space to explore the complicated emotions around farewell—how grief and gratitude can exist at the same moment.
That tension—mourning that still finds room for joy—runs through the EP, where slow, reverb-heavy guitars and shimmering synths frame vocal lines that feel intimate and restrained rather than theatrical.
Where this sits in both artists’ recent work
Bugland was No Joy’s fifth studio album and followed 2020’s Motherhood. For Marcloid, the timing is notable: last month she released Lavender Networks, her Warp Records debut, which has drawn attention to her evolving experimental pop production.
For listeners, the collaboration extends a creative thread between the two artists and offers a shorter, focused statement that complements rather than repeats the full-length record.
EP details
- Title: Big Life, Big Leaf
- Release date: August 21
- Label: Hand Drawn Dracula
- Tracks:
- 01 Barking at the Sun
- 02 Big Life, Big Leaf
- 03 Süki & Amadeus
- Notable collaborators: Jorge Elbrecht (co-writer on the title track)
The EP is brief but considered—a compact follow-up that will likely resonate with fans of atmospheric indie and experimental pop. With Marcloid’s profile rising after her Warp debut, this release also brings renewed attention to White-Gluz’s songwriting approach and the ongoing creative chemistry between the two.
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