Photo by: Bianca Gerasia
Official press release:
SIIICKBRAIN has officially announced her sophomore album, HOUNDSTOOTH, will be arriving 3rd June 2026 via NOWHERE Recordings in partnership with Pale Chord/Rise Records BMG. Alongside this exciting announcement, SIIICKBRAIN has released the second single from the album, “MURKY WATER” with an accompanying music video. The new release arrives on the heels of SIIICKBRAIN’s hard-charging, dancefloor-rooted single “PALO SANTO”, adding to what is already becoming a monumental run for the artist, who was also featured on Skrillex’s latest EP Kora. SIIICKBRAIN says:
“HOUNDSTOOTH finally feels like I have found the sound I’ve been searching for since I started making music. The honest and personal lyrics on certain tracks along with the through line of who I am and where I come from truly just feels like the album is the best representation of myself that I could’ve made. The high energy on the production side really shows that through the challenges that everyone faces in life, I’ve found the best coping mechanism to simply be finding the fun again. There’s a way to be honest and process thoughts and emotions while still living a high vibrational lifestyle and I think I finally figured it out.”
“MURKY WATER” further expands the sonic identity of what is shaping up to be the creative maverick’s most refined body of work to date. The track begins with a hypnotic synth arpeggio and distorted kick drum, laying the foundation for a restrained vocal delivery from SIIICKBRAIN before the energy builds into a trap-influenced breakdown. There, she delivers a verse reflecting on the balance between fragility and ego as she confronts a self-aware god complex — a form of resistance in a world where her downfall can inspire others just as much as her success.
Directed by Afanasii Chavdaridi, the accompanying video captures the elegant and unapologetic ethos of the world the culture disruptor is building with HOUNDSTOOTH. The video opens in black and white inside a cattle auction, where SIIICKBRAIN walks among a group of female models being evaluated for auction by a panel of judges before she is ultimately crowned the top choice. Reflecting the track’s unapologetic confidence, the scene abruptly cuts to SIIICKBRAIN stepping out of a luxurious sports car surrounded by paparazzi, where the visuals shift into colour. From there, she breaks into choreography in the rain, amplifying the song’s bold energy.
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HOUNDSTOOTH track listing:
- “INTRO”
- “PALO SANTO”
- “CONTROL”
- “FLESH”
- “FILTHY” feat. Fetish
- “DELICATE”
- “I LIKE”
- “MURKY WATER”
- “I WOKE UP ALIVE”
- “HER”
- “LOSER”
- “DIRTY LAUNDRY”
- “FAWN”
