December announces his third album, I Stumble, I Walk, set for release via Drowned By Locals on September 19. Known for his raw, shadowy take on electronic music, December (Tomas Lefebvre) crafts an album that thrives on tension, atmosphere, and unpredictability. Thoughtful and introspective yet unafraid of risk, I Stumble, I Walk is a record that honors the stumbles as much as the strides—an homage to movement itself, and to the restless search for what lies beyond the well-worn path. Artist Statement: It's not easy to craft an anchored and enduring sound without losing sight of new horizons.
Work that achieves more than momentary success - for artist and audience - still has to make space for the influx of new ideas, new influences, new attempts. Holding onto creation in/as movement means exploring facets of our personal artistic sensibility without being caricatural, self-mimicking or trapped in a welloiled, self-satisfied (and self-satisfying) routine. It means keeping a distinct voice, a coherent and genuine sound. Music shouldn't be a stiff, rigid container of certitudes, designed to auto-validate a series of trademarked gimmicks and techniques. It needs to be a playground for meandering through unmarked territories, for assembling hybrid 'mélanges'. Still, evolving can be scary. Experimentation's way is paved with bends and loops, obstacles and accidents; with missteps, falls and clambers. You have to confidently wander into the fragile space of stumbling. You have to pause, heal, stay straight or deviate. You have to navigate without too much aim. Of course, you find hidden gems along the way, and you bask in beautiful discoveries as much as you weather the ugliness of “failing”. There is a bittersweet taste to incomplete, uninteresting monsters that never make it. "I Stumble, I Walk" is my third album and it is a record about this fine line. An homage to accident and movement, to moving forward without not letting our legs get tired or our voice get scared. To never settling for what already is. Keep on stumbling.
1. Cringe Fest
2. Stonemilker
3. I Stumble, I Walk
4. Vercors
5. A Lock of Your Hair
6. It Works If You're Working
7. Your Picture Is Still on My Wall
8. Oblique
9. Raw Deal
10. Universal Junkyard
